The coffee had a beautiful brown color and a pleasant aroma.
And there was a cup with some coffee powder on the table.
As a coffee lover. Reign also had many expensive coffee beans in her office.
The coffee she drank the most was Arabica coffee. However, she had some knowledge about all the other kinds of coffee as well and could immediately identify the coffee Bernard served her was the precious Saint Burdi.
She sat down with a smile. Instead of drinking the coffee, she praised the man, âI didnât expect you to know anything about the Longhard Kingdomâs coffee. Iâm really impressed.â
Bernard smiled happily as he said, âI still have niany things that will impress you in the future.â
âOh? Do you know a lot about the Longhard Kingdomâs culture? Reign asked curiously.
âThough Iâm from the Whileal Kingdom, Iâm interested in the Longhard Kingdomâs culture and Iâve learned quite a bit on my own.â
Bernard put on a gentlemanly smile and said to Reign, âCome, try this. My coffee wonât disappoint you.â
It would be ungracious to deny his great hospitality. Therefore, Reign could only give it a try and take a sip.
The coffee was smooth in the mouth and had an enjoyable balance of flavors where sweetness and acidic notes worked perfectly well together.
Reignâs eyes lit up and complimented sincerely, âMr. Bernard, your coffee tastes really good. You make better coffee than many Longhard Kingdom people.â
When Bernard saw Reign drink the coffee, he was delighted. Without saying anything, he began his âperformanceâ. From measuring the brew ration to boiling water and soaking the coffee, he was very skillful.
Reign watched at the side and could find any fault in it.
After brewing the coffee, Bernard poured Reign another cup.
However, Reign did not drink the coffee. Instead, she cut to the chase and said. âMr. Bernard, Iâve tasted your coffee. Letâs get to the point now.
âRegarding the new medicine, when are you going to use it on my brother? How long will the process take?â
âWell, it can be fast and slow. It depends on how you handle this, Ms. Labenz, Bernard said with a wicked smile.
âWhat do you want me to do?â Reignâs face darkened.
The man wouldnât act unless he was sure to succeed and he wouldnât stop until he reached his goal.
Bernard said, âItâs very simple, Ms. Labenz. Iâm the director of the hospital. Itâs my call whether to use the medicine or not. If you want us to treat your brother with that medicine, youâll have to get my approval first.
âYou should know what to do.â
Reignâs eyes turned cold. She immediately took out a check and wrote 1 million dollars on it before placing it in front of Bernard.
*1 million dollars? Ms. Labenz, are you bribing me?â Bernard said coldly.
âIsnât that what you want?â
âMs. Labenz, do you think Iâm a greedy person?â asked Bernard.
âThen what do you want?â
Reign furrowed her brows when she heard that.
In the beginning. Bernard had told her to donate money to construct a building in his alma mater.
She directly gave him the money now, but he rejected it. âSo, heâs not after money, but fame?â she couldnât help but wonder.
Bernard seemed to have guessed what Reign was thinking. With a smile on his face, he said, âMs.
Labenz, youâre right. I like both money and prestige.
âBut compared to fame and fortunate, Iâm more interested in women.â
Reignâs eyes widened in shock. She immediately understood what was going on and sprang from the chair. âYou spiked my coffee?â
âHehe, Ms. Labenz, no wonder youâre a CEO. Youâre really smart.â
11:48 Bernard looked at Reign with even more admiration in his eyes. âFor a smart woman like you, plus my good genes, what do you think our child will look like?
Without wasting another second, Reign wanted to run out of the room.
However, just as she was about to move her feet, she suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground with a thud.
âGamma hydroxybutyrate, also known as liquid ecstasy, is a powerful sedative that has a strong anesthetic effect on the central nervous system.â
Bernard looked at Reign, who was lying on the ground, with an extremely evil look in his eyes. He said proudly. âThis medicine is colorless, odorless, and easily soluble in water. Itâs very difficult to detect when itâs put in a drink.
âMs. Labenz, no matter how capable and vigilant you are, you would never expect me to be so bold as to drug you in the hospital, right?â
After saying that, he drank a cup of coffee triumphantly and snapped his fingers.
In an instant, a wall on the side of his office creaked and split in half, revealing a secret door.
A woman with an 80% similar figure to Reign walked out and looked at Bernard respectfully. âBoss, what can I do for you?â She looked like a foreigner and had a pair of blue eyes that were as clear as sapphires.
Her skin was rosy and flawless.
And her hair was black.
She was normalâlooking, like an average Jane that no one would recognize if she was standing among a crowd.
Bernard smiled sinisterly and put down the coffee cup. Thereafter, he ripped Reignâs clothes off her and threw them to the woman, saying coldly, âYou put on this and go out. Remember, donât let the cameras capture you.
âIf you give yourself away and let others find out that youâre an imposter, your mother and brother will die, understand?â âUnderstood. L.. I promise I wonât give myself away.â
The blackâhaired womanâs voice was shaken and her eyes were filled with fear. She quickly nodded respectfully and put on Reignâs clothes and shoes. Then, she put on a wig and made her hair look the same as Reignâs. After getting dressed, she lowered her head and walked out of the room.
Her movements were deft and quick and she was familiar with the environment. She even where the cameras were. Every time the cameras were about to capture her face, she would lower her head to avoid being captured by the cameras. When she walked out, Yvonne happened to be heading toward the directorâs office.
After much thought, Yvonne couldnât put her mind at ease as Reign was alone with Bernard, so she came to watch her friendâs back.
When she saw the blackâhaired woman in Reignâs clothes walk out of the directorâs office, her eyes brightened up and she immediately shouted, âRei, over here.â
She waved her hand as she was calling out.
Hearing Yvonneâs words, the blackâhaired womanâs brows shot up in surprise. She immediately lowered her head and ran in another direction.
âRei, why are you running?â
Yvonneâs eyes were filled with bewilderment as she hurriedly chased after her.
However, the blackâhaired woman was very fast. Yvonne could not catch up with her at all. The blackâhaired woman then disappeared around a stair at the corner.
Yvonne scratched her head in confusion. âIâm not an enemy or a monster. Why is she running away?
âDid something happen?â
She racked her brains but could not figure out why Reign ran away when she saw her.