Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 157

Julie was shocked and confused. Out of the blue, she bumped into Kieran’s chest.

His fingers tightly clutched her chin. Under his control, she slightly lifted her head. At that moment, he

bent down and kissed her.

Although it was just a light kiss, the sudden smooch made Julie’s breath hitch.

Snap back to reality, she forcefully pushed Kieran away, “I’m not your ex-wife you need to chase after

anymore, nor do I need you to continue flattering me the way I taught you. This could piss off your

current wife.”

“Join me for lunch.” He patted Julie’s head, then with a smile, he opened the elevator door for her.

Julie was still glaring at him when he simply pushed her out.

The legal department should have been notified. As soon as Julie arrived, someone came to meet her

immediately.

The person who met her was a very capable woman, very beautiful. She had a slim figure, her long

hair tied in a ponytail, her light red lips weren’t too bold but still eye-catching.

The woman looked familiar, but Julie could not recall where she had seen her.

She introduced herself to Julie, “Hello, I am Davina. Legal affairs director at Simpo Co.”

“Hello, I’m Julie.” Julie felt that the name Davina was also familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere.

Davina gave her a smile, “HR just called. You just transferred to the legal department and are not

familiar with its operations, so you can start as my assistant, is that okay?”

Julie shook her head, “No problem. Thanks.”

“You’re welcome.”

So, Julie became Davina’s assistant. She spent the morning dealing with some miscellaneous tasks

with Davina.

Julie could not remember where she had seen Davina. At lunchtime, Davina suddenly dropped her

professional facade, walked.up to Julie’s desk, and tapped it twice, “Mrs. Hernandez, do you know

where the company cafeteria is?”

Suddenly being addressed as Mrs. Hernandez, Julie was stunned.

“Are you planning on having lunch with Mr. Hernandez, or are you going to the cafeteria with us?”

Davina asked Julie.

Davina had been very professional all morning, but her sudden warmth caught Julie off guard.

Seeing Julie’s confused look, Davina looked at her with some surprise, “Joyce, we’re classmate before,

you really don’t remember me?”

Classmate?

Davina was her classmate?

When were they classmates?

Seeing Julie’s puzzled look, Davina explained, “We were in the same class in middle school and high

school. After high school, I studied abroad. You once gave me a nickname, Diva.”

At the mention of Diva, Julie’s memory immediately came flooding back.

Julie looked at Davina in surprise, “What are you doing here?”

Julie was someone who liked to regularly clear her memory. She was always prone to forgetting people

and things that weren’t particularly important. Only when someone deliberately reminded her would she

remember again.

Davina suggested to Julie, “We can talk over lunch, how about that?”

Julie decisively chose not to have lunch with Kieran. In fact, she had never intended to have lunch with

him.

So, in the end, she politely sent Kieran a text message, then went straight to the restaurant with

Davina.

Davina only ordered a portion of salad. This surprised Julie a little.

“Is this your lunch?” Julie asked Davina. She herself ordered a plate of pasta.

Davina smiled and said, “When I studied abroad, I got used to have light lunch.”

Davina picked up a fry and said, “After high school, I was admitted to Veridia National University, so I

went to Veridia to study. Then I interned there for a year. I just returned to the country not long ago, and

now I’m working at Simpo Co. I didn’t know at the time that Kieran was the CEO of Simpo Co. I

remember his family’s company was not named this before, right?”

Kieran was from a wealthy family, which was no secret among classmates. Before Simpo Co. was

renamed, his family business was Simvar Co., run by Lucian. After Lucian was involved in a plane

crash, Kieran took over the company. After that, some seasoned shareholders within Simvar Co.

launched a commercial battle.

During the business battle, the entire Simvar Co. once collapsed, but later Kieran, with his ability, re-

acquired the family business and renamed the company Simpo Co.

Julie did not elaborate on this to Davina. She just casually replied. “The company’s name change is

probably one of the inevitable processes of its development.”

Davina smiled at Julie, “I remember at first everyone thought you wouldn’t make it. Who would have

thought your perseverance and hard work finally paid off! I bet the classmates from then are still

amazed at your ultimate success!”

Julie gave an awkward laugh. She wasn’t sure if she really was successful…

Davina continued, “I saw your press conference. Your child should be five or six years old now, right?”

Talking about Ivan, Julie’s smile grew warmer. She nodded, “Yes, he’s turning six”

Julie always prepared a feast on her child’s birthday every year. Once, it was because she wanted to

commemorate her deceased child, but now, she could really celebrate Ivan’s birthday

With the joy of reunion, Julie and Davina became even closer.

As they were eating and chatting, the entire cafetera suddenly became noisy for a moment, then

quickly fell silent again.

Julie and Davina were oblivious to the shift in the cafeteria until Kieran showed up in front of Julie

Julie only felt a shadow suddenly looming over her. She looked up to see Kieran casting a handsome

face shrouded in gloom.

She hadn’t expected Kieran to be bored enough to show up in the staff cafeteria. She was stunned for

a moment before snapping back to reality

Kieran gestured to a seat inside with his chin, signaling for Julie to move.

A chill swept through Julie All the staff around were staring at her

In the end, she reluctantly shifted to the inside seat

Kieran casually sat next to Julie. He put one arm behind her chair, a smirk on his face as he doted on

Julie, Mrs. Hernandez, what are you so happily chatting about?”

Julie kniew Kieran meant she was having fun chatting with others and ignoring him, right?

To change the subject, Julie pointed at Davina across from her and introduced with a smile. This is our

classmate from middle school and high school, Davina Do you remember her?”

Kieran followed Julie’s gesture and saw an elegant and pretty woman

Kieran had a good memory so naturally, he remembered her

He nodded at Davina with a smile, ‘s been years since we met

Davina was flattered that Kieran still remembered her

From Julie’s point of view, Kieran’s polite nod was nothing but a flirtatious gesture towards Davina

She put down her cutlery and said with a smile to Kieran, Mr. Hernander, Im full. I’m going back to the

office. Can you let me pass?”

Julie was sitting against the wall. She couldn’t possibly jump over the table

She wasn’t jealous, just genuinely full…

Kieran put one hand on Julie’s shoulder, “It’s still early Stay with me a bit longer?”

Davina was not someone who couldn’t read the room. Hearing Kieran’s words, she tactfully stood up,

gave Julie an ambiguous smile and said, “I just remembered I have something to do. See you later

Before Julie could respond, Davina had already escaped the cafeteria.

Julie gave Kieran a thumbs up with a grin, “Mr. Hernandez, your acting is getting better and better!”

She lowered her voice and said, “As if we’re super close.”

“You broke our agreement and you have the nerve to say that?” He playfully tapped Julie’s nose. To

others, it was an extremely affectionate gesture. Everyone probably thought the couple was on

excellent terms.

Julie had a smile on her face, but she grabbed Kieran’s hand that had tapped her nose and said, “I

didn’t agree to anything, how can that be breaking an agreement?”

Facing the willful Julie, Kieran laughed and held her fingers, then stroked her hair, “Join me for a party

tonight.”

“No!” Julie’s response was straightforward.

“Don’t you want to know what the party is?” Kieran raised an eyebrow, a smirk on his face

Julie wasn’t the overly curious type, so she decisively shook her head, “Whatever the party is, it has

nothing to do with me.”

“It’s a charity auction by Primeval.” Kieran revealed the answer.

“Oh.” Julie responded casually, not giving it much thought.

But it sounded vaguely familiar.

“Daphne will be attending as Lionel’s companion.” Kieran provided another piece of information.

Julie feigned indifference and replied, “And then?”

“Lionel will publicly announce Daphne as his girlfriend at the dinner. I guess you’re not interested in

that, right?” As Kieran spoke, he stood up and said regretfully to Karl at the next table, “Tell Tina to

accompany melto Primeval’s charity event tonight.”

Julie fell silent.

Lionel’s going to announce Daphne as his girlfriend at the dinner?

Julie suddenly grabbed Kieran’s sleeve, “Tina’s too busy! I’ll go with you!”