My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash and Hera) novel Chapter 2254

In Drakonia, Hera yawned as she carried the baby and stepped outside. She turned her head and noticed that Nash’s room door was open. She slowly walked in, only to find that Nash was not there.

Assuming he might have gone downstairs, she went to the hall and looked around but could not find him. At that moment, the baby started crying.

Hera quickly grabbed a warm bottle from the side and began feeding the baby. As she did, she noticed a note at the bottom of the bottle. Hera sighed. “He’s gone off…”

She looked at the now content baby and smiled. Hera knew Nash had always taken great care of them, so even though he was away often, she felt reassured. With the baby, she felt a deeper sense of belonging.

Looking at the baby, Hera could not help but smile. The baby resembled him so much.

“The child's eyes and nose are just like his…"

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Nash and Clint hiked up the mountain with their backpacks. Following the old priest’s instructions, they eventually arrived at Apexel Mountain. The moment they entered the mountain, they felt their powers suppressed and knew immediately this was due to the barrier’s influence. To protect the sect, the area was surrounded by various barriers of different sizes.

The two continued their ascent toward the summit.

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It was now nighttime in Gorgeous Country. The group gathered at a farm. Thanks to Puelo’s abilities, they managed to escape from the company. A convincing decoy was set up back at the company, complete with a monitoring system to ensure their absence went unnoticed.

Everyone was seated in the farmhouse, sharing intelligence they had collected from the past few days. Meanwhile, Sterling was finally meeting the two remaining members of the Universal Top Seven.

The two women had been among the first to infiltrate the company, and one of them, a short-haired woman, had already risen to the position of secretary to the department head.

The rest of the group seemed to be used to Helio’s complaints by now. Only Sterling was comforting him.

After Helio’s outburst, the focus shifted to Sterling.

“Terry, tell us about your situation.”

Sterling then recounted his recent observations, including the fact that their conversation had been overheard.

“I called everyone here because I’m worried that those guys might do something tonight. I couldn’t detect any aura from the eavesdropper. Apart from the slim possibility of them being a cultivator above the Divine Sojourn Realm, the most likely explanation is that they're watchers.”

“Watchers?” The group looked confused. Even Lillia and Dahlia, who had been in the company the longest, were unaware of such entities.