475 [Bonus chapter] everything was a lie

"Hera Cruel. That's my name, Dominic Zhu."

Dominic's heart skipped a beat as those words rolled out of her tongue. Knowing the truth and hearing it from her felt different. Countless questions already baffled him. However, this only added to the myriad of questions invading his mind. 

"Cruel?"

"Mhm." Heaven peeled her gaze from him, setting them down to her hands. "The same as the family name Bear carried. Although he has an entirely different name, he changed it to start anew. His name was Bernard, but I used to call him Bear because he is like a bear."

She paused as she pondered on where she should start or how would she continue this confession. To be honest, Heaven already imagined how she would confess once she reached this point in life. But alas, the reality was different than what she practiced.