The Return of the Cannon Fodder Trillion Heiress - Chapter 270

Chapter 270: Chapter 270 Settling Score 2
After all, Hera wasn’t a saint, and it was hard not to be petty sometimes. But she only planned to settle her score with him.

“T-then… how are you planning to settle the score? You’re not going to reject me right away, are you?” Rafael stuttered, his face turning as pale as a sheet of paper.

Hera rolled her eyes at him. Why would she throw away a perfect tool that was called ‘male lead’ that could change her fate into the trashcan, only to be picked up by the female lead? She wasn’t stupid.

Hera knew she sounded like a villainess taking advantage of Rafael to achieve her goals, and she didn’t intend to sugarcoat it. She acknowledged that what she was doing wasn’t good, but reality is different from a fairytale. Life is a struggle, and sometimes, survival means using opportunities or people. What she was doing was simply trying to survive, not just for herself, but for all the lives connected to her.

Why would she bother to consider what looks good on her when her life could end at any moment? Although this didn’t sit well with her, what mattered most now were the many lives that depended on her.

“No, didn’t I promise to give you a chance? But since you just asked for permission to court me, what happened between us was what lovers do, and I don’t think we’re in that kind of relationship. That means what happened could affect my reputation, especially with the scandal about me still spreading on the internet. If this incident was filmed and spread online, I hope I don’t need to tell you where it might lead.” Hera shrugged before continuing.

“Honestly, with your actions earlier, I thought you were trying to feed the gossip against me to ruin me further.” She wanted to give him a scare, gaining an advantage over him so he wouldn’t be able to retort.

“No!” Rafael exclaimed, but he didn’t know how to explain himself. He could only chide himself for being impulsive and not thinking properly. He hadn’t even realized how quickly he got aroused. Normally, he stayed far away from women, except for his mother and sister, because he hated drama and schemers who could ruin his peace of mind. But he didn’t expect that getting close to Hera, with just a simple touch and hearing her moans, would arouse him so much that before he knew it, he was already on his knees, stroking her.

But even after he came to his senses, he still didn’t stop. In fact, he didn’t want to stop. He actually wanted to go further and fuck her senseless. His rationality was overpowered by his own desire. Even he didn’t expect it. He had always believed he didn’t have any desire for a woman’s body, only to be proven wrong. Even now, his hard shaft wasn’t going down.

“How about this? You tell me how I should compensate you,” Rafael tried to negotiate with Hera. Usually, when it came to negotiations, he was confident and always had the upper hand, but now he wasn’t so sure and felt a bit nervous.

“Are you trying to sweep what happened under the rug and just compensate me? Don’t you think that’s insincere and disrespectful?” Hera’s voice was neutral, but there was a hint of reprimand and authority.

Hearing Hera’s words made Rafael gently pull Hera’s hands closer and slowly gave them a kiss as gentle as a feather. “No, please don’t get me wrong. I don’t want to wrong you nor make you feel that I’m doing it on purpose. I also don’t want to push it under the rugs, I will definitely take responsibility. I only asked what you want for compensation because aside from my heart and body, I only have money and a little bit of power.” Rafael said humbly, his eyes glazed over like a pitiful doberman.

Hera felt her brows twitch upon hearing him mention his limited power. If she didn’t know better, she might have thought he was trying to impress her. ‘And what’s with the heart and body? Is he taking a page from Leo’s book?’ Hera wondered. Remembering Leo’s words, she realized she might not be able to escape Leo either.

She sighed inwardly as she watched Rafael. “Please, tell me what you want me to do,” he said, his voice almost pleading in its huskiness.

“Then how about this: give me the ambassadorial contract for the ‘Love Potion’ perfume making its debut in the country next week?” Hera had long coveted this opportunity, pondering how to wrest the contract from Rafael’s grasp. He had secured it through Xavier, who was the male ambassador for the perfume brand. The company intended to reward Xavier’s favor by offering the female ambassador position to his company. Hera knew Alice also coveted this chance, which Athena had mentioned would be Alice’s gateway to industry recognition and a closer relationship with Xavier following a serious accident.

As a reincarnator, Alice understood the value of seizing the best opportunities. Unfortunately, Athena, her best friend, and a transmigrator, was already privy to Alice’s ambitions and plans. This meant that Athena knew not only what Alice was pursuing but also had advanced knowledge of developments Alice hadn’t even discovered yet. They believed they were a step ahead of Alice in planning and execution.

So, in order to prevent Alice from gaining power over her destiny, Hera needed to secure this opportunity for herself.

“Alright, I’ll give it to you,” Rafael answered without hesitation. “Will that makeup for my impulsiveness?” he asked, his tone tentative.

“Hmph! You think it’s that easy? You better carry all our shopping bags until the end and don’t even think about complaining,” Hera retorted with a slight smirk. She wanted to give him some credit for being a great help and getting her closer to changing her fate. This was also to present herself to Rafael as good-natured and reasonable.

If Athena were here and heard her thoughts about being ‘good-natured and reasonable,’ she might burst into laughter. How could extorting Rafael and turning him into her pack mule be considered ‘good-natured and reasonable’? Right now, she felt more like a villainess, a bitch—calculating and unreasonable.

After everything was said and done, Hera couldn’t help but feel embarrassed about herself. She cleared her throat and tried to refocus her thoughts. Feeling she had gone too far, she murmured, “No, I’ll just ask them to deliver our shopping bags to my place.” She couldn’t bring herself to look Rafael in the eyes after reconsidering her actions.

Rafael chuckled softly as he watched Hera struggle with her thoughts, clearly troubled. Seeing her like this brought him a sense of happiness and a flicker of hope that maybe, just maybe, he still had a chance to worm himself into her heart.

After clearing her mind of unnecessary thoughts, Hera calmed her racing heart with a few deep breaths. “Alright, while I’ve asked for the ‘Love Potion’ perfume ambassadorial contract, I also want to propose something of equal value,” she said, retrieving her phone.

“You don’t need to.” Rafael asserted himself, that it was something he wanted to give not just because she asked him, although it would give Xavier a chance to get closer to Hera but that was something he had earned for the company anyway, so he did not have any qualms about it.