Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 197

“Ever heard of the Fitzgerald family?”

Even if Julie was the last person to catch up with the latest gossip, she had heard of this well-known

family. She nodded, but was clueless about the connection between the Fitzgerald family and Sansa’s

donation.

“The first heir of the Fitzgerald family is Simon, does he ring a bell?”

“Isn’t he a super mysterious gal? There are no pictures of his in the newspapers. I’ve heard her name,

but never met her,” Julie replied.

Kieran gazed at her thoughtfully, “Simon set up a fund to aid special global cases, targeting challenging

diseases and specific cancer patients. The donation Sansa received came from the Fitzgerald family.”

“I heard from Dr. Brice that it was a donation from a charity organization, and the donor requested

anonymity. How could it possibly be related to the Fitzgerald family?” Julie was puzzled. She tried to

retrieve all the information related to the family from her memory, but couldn’t find a reasonable answer.

“After learning about the untraceable funds, I had Karl investigate the charity organization and track it

down. The final conclusion was that the donation was related to Simon from the Fitzgerald family. Think

hard, do you have any info about this person?”

Despite Julie’s careful recollection, her mind was still a blank slate.

“My understanding of this family mainly comes from newspapers, websites, and mentions by Daphne.

The name Simon is also unfamiliar to me, I’ve only heard it once or twice,” Julie stated.

Kieran mused, and Julie thought carefully for a while before speaking, “Sansa’s condition isn’t unique,

it’s not a typical challenging disease. Although I believe Karl’s investigation, Simon wouldn’t just donate

money to a common patient, right?”

Sansa was in a vegetative state. Doctors said she could potentially wake up, but the odds were slim.

The reason Julie was unwilling to pull the plug was because she always thought Sansa was the only

person in the world related to her by blood. It was Sansa who orchestrated Julie and Kieran getting

together. Though what she did was despicable, Julie, as the victim, could not hate her. Sansa was the

only one who knew the Abraham family was going bankrupt yet still cared about Julie wholeheartedly.

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After pondering for a long time, Julic finally said to Kieran, “If helping Sansa was Simon’s idea, could it

possibly be because Simon and Sansa knew each other? Otherwise, theoretically, an heir busy

handling family affairs wouldn’t single out a vegetative patient for support, especially when she isn’t a

special case.”

“Maybe!” Kieran had no obligation to tell Julie this, but he did anyway.

Julie was grateful for Kieran’s honesty and sharing, just that the sudden mention of Sansa made the

topic heavier.

She leaned on the desk, hesitated for a while, and finally looked at Kieran, “I actually have something

to confess to you as well.”

As Julie stuttered, Kieran knew she had something to say that made her feel guilty. So he comforted

her by patting her shoulder, silently giving her the courage to speak.

Finally, Julie looked at Kieran and revealed something she lacked the courage to say many years ago,

“On your birthday that year, you were drugged at the Starlight Haven Hotel. The person who drugged

you…”

“Was Sansa, I know.” He stood in front of Julie, gently moved his hand from her shoulder and placed it

on the desk behind her, bent over slightly, and trapped her in his arms.

At the moment Kieran said the answer, Julie was shocked. Years ago, she thought about telling Kieran

the truth, but it was all Sansa’s careful design, and the result of the design was just to give herself a

good ending. She couldn’t imagine what would happen after Kieran knew the truth, so she started

hiding it, gradually turned into self-deception and didn’t dare to speak up. Until now, when she finally

mustered the courage to confess, he suddenly told her that he knew from the beginning.

At this moment, Julie didn’t know how to react.

But he just said to her from less than ten centimeters away, “How could I not check someone who

drugged me right under my nose? And if I checked, how could I not find out?”

So, he knew from the beginning that everything was Sansa’s careful design, knew from the start that

the two of them being caught in bed at the hotel was a setup.

“Why would you willingly jump into a trap knowing it was a trap?” He could have chosen not to marry

her and not take responsibility, because all this was just a play directed by the Abraham family.

If Kieran had made the truth public back then, it wouldn’t have affected the Hernandez family’s

reputation at all, but it would surely have pushed the Abraham family into an irreparable situation.

But he didn’t expose Sansa’s lie, instead, he brought Julie home. During the first two years of their

marriage, she and Kieran were really happy, whether it was because she was easily satisfied or

because Kieran was indeed good to her, his small gestures made her feel happy and satisfied.

When Julie asked Kieran why he willingly jumped into the trap, Kieran simply said, “Because of love.”

A plain and straightforward answer, simple yet it warmed her heart.

Julie was silent. Kieran reached out and gently touched her forehead, asking her indulgently, “What’s

on your mind?”

“I was wondering if I had been a bit more reserved that night at Starlight Haven Hotel, would you have

had some fun with that sexy long-haired woman, especially when her dress was already down to her

waist.”

“That woman was called by Annalise Hansen,” Kieran explained, he himself found it hard to imagine

what he would have done if Julie hadn’t shown up that night.

Julie suddenly laughed, “Your aunt really cares about you, blocking your admirers when you were little,

and even helping you pick girlfriends when you grew up. She’s amazing!”

“Even she couldn’t block you,” he gently pinched her face.

As a child, Julie did look like a promising boxer, so skinny she seemed malnourished. In her twenties,

she put on some weight, and after marrying him, she packed on even more pounds. It felt good to

pinch her face then, but at this moment she had lost weight

Julie caught his hand, it didn’t hurt when she had more weight, but with less weight, it kind of stung.

She looked up at him and said, “The reason I wasn’t blocked is because I’m one of the special kind.”

He silently listened to Julie’s explanation.

Julie was just saying it casually, and quickly turned serious again, “I’m planning to go to the hospital

later, and then go straight home. Should I take Ivan with me?”

“I’ll take him home later. I’ll have Karl take you to the hospital,” Kieran suggested.

Julie quickly shook her head, “No need, I’m fine going by myself. Karl is your secretary, not mine.”

“Should I assign one for you?” he proposed.

“I’m just a small employee in the Legal Department, leave the luxury of having a secretary to you!

Remember to hire a slim beauty.” Julie seemed to remember something and asked Kieran, “Does

Simpo Co. pay a lot for overtime?”

Kieran nodded, “It’s decent.”

“No wonder, even though it’s Saturday, the company doesn’t seem any different from a weekday.” Julie

originally thought since it’s Saturday, not many people would be working overtime, so bringing Ivan

along wouldn’t attract too much attention, but there were more people in the company than she

expected.

Kieran knew another reason Julie asked this was because he just asked Tina to distribute benefits to

the employees who were working overtime.

Speaking of which.

“Honey, where’s the card I gave you last time?” He was referring to the card Julie used to pay for the

damage she caused to his car.

“At home.” She thought for a while and asked innocently, “Do I still have to pay for the car damage?”

“Do you still owe me a child? Will you give it to me?” He counter-asked.

Julie was momentarily speechless.

“How about you use my card from now on and your paycheck goes into your own bank account, sound

good?” he proposed.

Julie thought for a moment, “I can accept that. Well, I should get going now.”

“Alright.” Kieran stood straight, making room for Julie to leave.

Julie turned around, paused for a second or two, then suddenly turned back, tiptoed to peck his cheek,

then immediately turned around, grabbed her purse, and ran

off.

The shy and surprising feeling was like going back to the time when she was just learning about love.

On the way to the hospital, she couldn’t help but reminisce about her wonderful yet vague childhood

memories. She was so engrossed that when she got out of the taxi and walked into the hospital, she

didn’t even have time to dodge a child rushing towards her.

Side Story:

Daphne: Mr. Hernandez, considering that I saved your wife’s life, could you accept a small interview

with our magazine? I promise it won’t take long!

Kieran: I don’t have time.

Daphne: Then we can do it over WhatsApp, just a few short conversations, I promise!

Kieran: Alright then.

Daphne: So, what’s the Mr. Hernandez’s WhatsApp account name?

Kieran: Special Her.

Daphne: So speechless.