Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 185

Between the two questions, Daphne found the first one easier to answer.

*Julien called me today asking where you were. Lord Lion and Mr. Sanches are good buddies, so Lord

Lion gave Mr. Sanches a ring too…”

“Hold on. How did Julien’s call to you get to Mr. Lionel?” Julie cut in.

Daphne shot Julie a stern look: “Still want to know how I saved your ass?”

“Alright, go on.” Julie said.

Since the IV drip would take a while, she had time to listen to Daphne’s story.

Daphne recounted the whole story.

In reality, when Dylan and Payne figured out the vehicle the suspect might have used, one of the

locations was close to Daphne and Lionel’s, the Enchanted Pathway factory. Worried about Julie,

Daphne took it upon herself to go there. Lionel had no choice but to follow her, unless he planned on

knocking her out cold.

In the end, Daphne had to promise Lionel she wouldn’t act rashly, even if Julie was really in the factory.

Only then did Lionel, while contacting Kieran, follow Daphne to the factory.

As a public figure, Lionel’s life was worth a pretty penny, so even if captured, he wouldn’t be in

immediate danger. If Julie really was in the factory, Lionel could notify Kieran before getting nabbed.

Besides, the cops were on their way, so Lionel dared to take the risk with Daphne.

Turns out, Julie was indeed in the old factory. As planned, Lionel sent a message to Kieran, while he

and Daphne kept a close eye on the situation with

binoculars.

It wasn’t until the cops arrived that Davina’s people split into two groups to keep them away from Julie’s

location. Lionel and Daphne were ready to make a break for it when Hayden’s crew showed up. As the

rope snapped, Daphne and Lionel were conveniently at the closest point.

So, they quickly grabbed the rope and saved Julie.

Even though Julie was now safe and sound in her hospital bed, the story still gave her the chills.

Daphne looked at Julie and said, “You owe me big time! Next time my mom sets me up for a blind date,

you have to cover for me.”

“I’m still curious about you and Mr. Lionel…”

“Oh, that was a nightmare!” Daphne looked at Julie bitterly, “I never should have agreed to that

magazine’s invitation to interview him. That’s where my misfortune began!”

Seeing Daphne’s bitter face, Julie couldn’t help but laugh, “How did it become a tragedy? Mr. Lionel is

handsome and talented…”

“He’s a playboy.”

“He’s got a great body…”

“He’s a playboy.”

“He’s got good character too…”

“But he’s a playboy.”

“I heard that since breaking up with Ms. Albertine, he’s stopped playing around!”

“He’s too big…”

Julie looked at Daphne, whose face was turning red, and instantly understood her meaning. She

seemed to have stumbled upon a big secret….

“Daphne, did you…”

“Yes, yes, yes, we did have sex. Lionel is a beast! Oh God, that night… in the middle of the night… Oh

my God, when I woke up the next morning… Oh my God!”

Seeing Daphne rambling, Julie quickly reached out with her hand to grab her, “Let’s… continue

discussing Lionel’s player habits…”

“Right!” Daphne sat by Julie’s bedside, “His ex-girlfriend was Ms. Albertine. And before her, who was

it? Oh, it was Crystal, one of the top five supermodels in the world. You know her, right? She’s young

and beautiful.”

“Yes.”

“And before her was the one whose father is the mayor, her mother a socialite…”

“Callie, the Victoria’s Secret model.” Julie helpfully reminded.

Daphne nodded excitedly, “Yes, yes! And then there’s Daisy, the Chanel model. Plus Caroline…”

“The one who only shoots big brand ads?” Julie asked.

Daphne nodded, “Yes, and also Iris, Jennifer…”

“Wow… Lionel sure loves his supermodels.” Julie had run out of excuses to salvage Lionel’s image in

Daphne’s mind.

Daphne, looking at Julie as if she’d found an ally, said, “I think I should just go along with my mom. I’ve

decided to go on that blind date tomorrow!”

With that, Daphne pulled out her phone and dialed Edda.

Julie admired Daphne’s initiative, but truth be told, she admired Lionel more. Ever since she met

Daphne, she’d been wondering what kind of guy could capture Daphne’s heart.

Lost in thought, Daphne suddenly turned to Julie, “Oh crap, babe, I forgot to take my pill!”

Julie was silent for a moment, before saying with a frown, “Well, it probably, maybe, shouldn’t just…”

“Who knows with him? His love life is a mess. Oh God, I hope I didn’t catch anything from him!”

Daphne said and sat next to Julie, pulling out her phone to look up the early symptoms of AIDS.

Julie found it both funny and helpless. She thought Daphne was talking about forgetting to take her

birth control, but… Daphne’s thought process was truly unique! It’s just unclear whether Mr. Lionel

would strangle Daphne upon finding out. Julie only knew if she were a man, she’d definitely want to

strangle Daphne.

She glanced at her IV bottle, and then gently lifted the blanket, telling Daphne, “Daphne, I wanna check

on Elliot and Adeline. They should be awake by now, right?”

“Do you know the one who originally kidnapped you was Adeline?” Daphne suddenly put down her

phone, looking at Julie.

Julie really had no idea that it was Adeline who planned to kidnap her…

She looked at Daphne with a puzzled face, “Do you know why she wanted to kidnap me?”

Daphne shrugged, “Pretty people think weirdly. We normal folks don’t get their thinking process.”

“You’re drop-dead gorgeous then.”

Η

..”Was Julie complimenting her or suggesting that her thoughts were the weirdest?

Daphne moved ahead to hold the IV bottle for Julie, walking and talking, “Are you planning on

confronting Adeline?”

“Do you have any good suggestions?” Julie asked with a smile.

After some thought, Daphne seriously responded, “Don’t hit her face. She’s so pretty… Do whatever

you want with the rest!”

That was Daphne, always resorting to violence!

When Julie arrived at Elliot and Adeline’s ward, they were just waking up.

Upon seeing Julie, Adeline’s gaze faltered, but she didn’t look away. Instead, she told the nurse by her

side, “You guys can leave us alone.”

Seeing the IV bottle in Julie’s hand, Elliot patted the bed beside him, “Come sit down, Julie.”

Julie sat down beside Elliot, and Daphne hung the IV bottle on the hook by the bed.

“I’m sorry.” Adeline began to apologize to Julie. It wasn’t insincere, but very earnest.

Without making any excuses, she added, “I didn’t expect things to turn out this way. I’m really sorry.”

“So, when you planned to kidnap me, did you think about hurting me?” Julie asked Adeline.

Adeline’s response was quick and straightforward, “I never intended to hurt you. I just wanted to kidnap

you, to test whether Kieran truly loves you… Never mind, I ended up hurting you anyway. I’m sorry. You

can tell me how you want me to make it up to you.”

“Davina hurt me. She was the one who kidnapped me. What you did was wrong, but regardless of

whether you kidnapped me or not, Davina would’ve done it anyway.” Julie looked at Adeline rationally.

She didn’t blame Adeline, because even if she didn’t, Adeline wouldn’t easily forgive herself. She

believed that Adeline didn’t mean any harm.

“I came here to ask you, how did Davina disappear?” Julie asked.

“At that moment, everything was chaos. When Julien found Davina, she was extremely weak. The

nurses took Davina, who had been shot, onto the ambulance. There were three cops in there. Elliot

and I got on board, planning to personally take her to the police station. But then…”

Adeline started coughing halfway through her explanation, and Elliot continued, “The vehicle suddenly

stopped halfway. Before we could react, we passed out. When we woke up, we were already in the

hospital…”

Just then Julien walked into the VIP ward while on the phone, “I’ve pulled up the footage from the

vehicle. The driver was shot. Among the policemen who got on the vehicle with Elliot, one was a fake.

He used some method to knock everyone in the back of the vehicle out, including himself. Davina was

carried out by a few men in black. Payne is checking the surveillance footage from that route. I’ll let you

know if there are any new clues.”

After finishing, Julien hung up the phone.

Julie furrowed her brow, and guessed cautiously, “Could it have been Davina’s people?”

Julien shook her head decisively, “The people Davina hired weren’t professional, but the ones who took

her away today were obviously well-trained. If Davina had such a top-notch team, she wouldn’t have

hired amateurs to kidnap you today!”