Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 57

Sacrifice? Julie fell that she had nothing left to lose.

She reached out and gently moved away Kieran’s hand that was pinching her chin, her voice steady as

she asked, “What value do you think I have, Mr. Hernandez”

After asking this question, Julie thought of many possible replies from Kieran, but she didn’t expect him

to remain silent, plunging the car into an eerie quiet. Given the silence in the car and her understanding

of Kieran, if she didn’t initiate a conversation, the rest of the journey would likely be spent in this

eerie quietness.

So, Julie finally took the initiative to say to Kieran, “If you never intended to give Accolade Law Firm a

chance. I think you should have told me straight up even if it’s just out of courtesy.”

“How long can you hold on?” Kieran suddenly asked, looking at Julie.

Julie frowned, “What?”

“Standing at the gate of Simpo Co, how long do you think you can hold on? Kieran’s deep gaze was

locked on Julie

Inside the car was warm, but Julie felt a chill. She looked at Kieran and laughed sarcastically, “So,

wating downstairs forever won’t make a difference, will

As the scenery outside the window whizzed by, the lights of countless homes were bright, and traffic

was heavy Julie’s gaze rested in Kieran’s eyes In his eyes, there was only her figure. Then he suddenly

said, “kiss me

Upon hearing Kieran’s words, all of Julie’s fantasies were shattered. And in her eyes, Kieran became

an outright weirdo.

“Stop the car!” Julie suddenly ordered the driver up front.

Naturally, the driver didn’t listen to Julie’s command. The car continued to move slowly in the traffic,

and Kieran’s laughter came from the side, Porter hired you to win me over as a client. But it seems that

Porter’s plan has failed. For Accolade Law Firm, you’re not even willing to sacrifice a kiss Joyce, to get

something, you have to pay a price.”

“There are two kinds of people in this world who are not worth paying a price for One is the ungrateful

people, and the other is perverts Congratulations, Mr. Hernandez, you fit both categories”

“Ha “up front, Karl and the driver Austin couldn’t help but laugh at this comment.

Mr. Hernandez wasnt happy, so he raised the car’s partition

However, the car came to a smooth stop Unknowingly, they had arrived at Julies house

Julie got out of the car, and Kieran followed closely behind. Kieran followed Julie all the way up to her

apartment, and only when they reached the door did Julie turn around and say to Kieran, “Sorry. Mr.

Hernandez but I dont entertain strange men here”

“Not too bad, we’re not complete strangers, at least you know my surname Kieran replied with a smile

Julie answered with a straight face, Mr. Hernandez, don’t you know that exes can be considered

familiar strangers in this world?”

Kieran didn’t argue with Julie, instead, he bent down to pick up the spare key that Julie had hidden

under the mat, then walked past Julie and opened her apartment door

Julie had thought that Kieran wouldn’t remember where the key was because he was drunk the last

time, but Kieran’s precise action made Julie feel

naive.

He had already seated himself on Julie’s small two-seater sofa, and then patted the seat next to him,

looking at Julie and saying “Sit down” How rude!

“What the hell do you want?” Julie simply crossed her arms, her expression questioning as she looked

at Kieran.

“Let’s talk about what happened the past two nights,” Kieran said.

Julie understood that he was referring to the night he got drunk and the night she got drunk.

Even now, Julie couldn’t remember what crazy things she had done after getting drunk, but looking at

the video in Kieran’s hand, Julie felt that she definitely didn’t want to recover her memory.

“You got drunk once, and I got drunk once. No matter what happened, let’s just pretend it never did,

okay? Julie said generously.

She originally thought her proposal would get a positive response, but this man had the nerve to say, it

might be a bit difficult for me to just forget it, considering what you did to me that night could be

considered sexual harassment.”

Sexual harassment? This man has some nervel

“So what do you want, compensation for mental anguish? I won’t be able to pay off the money I owe

you anytime soon, so I don’t mind if you add another bill on top, Julie said generously

Kieran replied with a laugh, “I don’t really need money, but I am a bit hungry. Especially since you ate

all my lunch

It was him who forced her to eat at noon. How could someone be so shameless?

Julie looked straight at Kieran and asked. “If I treat you to a meal, will you forgive me?”

“Ifyou make it yourself, I might consider it”

Julia didn’t say anything, she just turned around and went to the kitchen.

She made a plate of pasta. Seeing the chili, she knew Kieran couldn’t eat spicy food, but she couldn’t

resist adding a few spoonfuls of chill to the pasta,

waiting to see Kieran’s reaction when he took his first bite!

Julie placed the pasta in front of Kieran, “Eat it, and then get the hell out”

Two plates of the same pasta were placed on the table, and Kieran casually picked up a plate. Julie

watched Kieran expectantly, waiting for his reaction

to the chili

She still remembered the first time she took Kieran for spicy food, the guy almost spat out his food from

the spiciness, and Julie was too busy feeling guilty and wronged to pay attention to Kieran’s

expression. Now, she couldn’t wait to see it again,

Well, Julie didn’t get to see the awkward face she was hoping for from Kieran. Instead, he elegantly

picked up his fork and calmly devoured the pasta

from his bowl

The scene Julie had been hoping for never played out. Instead, she watched as Kieran seemed to

enjoy the meal, which nearly drove her crazy

“Didn’t you hate spicy food?” Julie finally couldn’t help but ask.

Kieran put down his fork, smiled slightly, and looked at Julie, Did you purposely add chili because you

knew I can’t handle spicy?”

Julie responded with a soft smile. “Mr. Hernandez, you didn’t seriously think I’d be nice to someone

who just barged into my home, did you? Sorry, that’s not my style.”

Kieran looked up at Julie. A few seconds later, he nodded, saying, “Fair enough.”

Then, he got up, lightly touched Julie’s head, and calmly walked towards the door.

Julie felt like she had a lump in her throat, she grabbed a pillow from the sofa and threw it at Kieran, but

it hit the door that Kieran had just closed.

Downstairs in the car, Karl and Austin were chatting

Do you think Julie will kick out Kieran since she hates him so much?”

Karl was silent for two seconds, then shook his head decisively. “Nah, Kieran’s too shameless for that.”

As Kart finished his sentence, a head suddenly appeared outside the car window, “Give me a bottle of

water,”

Karl was startled and quickly handed Kieran a bottle of water,

Kieran opened the cap and drank more than half of the water in one gulp before he finally recovered.

He got into the car, looking coldly at Karl in the passenger seat, “Who did you just call shameless?”

“Austin is shameless. He wants you to raise his salary. I was just saying that you treat us so well, and

we shouldn’t be too greedy,” Karl replied seriously

Austin turned to look at Kieran with an aggrieved expression. “That’s not true…”

“How do you feel about the salary I pay you, Karl?” Kieran interrupted Austin and turned his attention to

Karl.

Karl immediately took a stand, Tm always happy with whatever you pay me

“Good,” Kieran opened the cap of the water bottle again, took another couple of sips, and then said. “In

that case, Karl, your salary will be cut by two percent each month and added to Austins salary Let’s go,

back to Noblewood Retreat.”

Kieran was not only shameless but also cunning Julie was doomed to lose in a fight with him.

The next day

Grant was as persistent as ever, but this time he didn’t drag her out of bed at half-past six. Instead, he

took her to Simpo Co. before half-past seven, and thoughtfully brought her two slices of whole wheat

toasts on the way

They walked into the Simpo Co lobby as usual and headed to the couch.

On the way there, Grant had been hesitating, wondering whether he should ask about seeing Julie

getting into Mr. Hernandez’s car the previous afternoon. After a while, he finally couldn’t help but say,

“Yesterday afternoon…”

I’m sorry, I need to go to the bathroom, Julie suddenly clutched her stomach and ran towards the

restroom

Grant was left alone. He noticed that Julie did look a bit pale and couldn’t help but worry.

About ten minutes later, an even paler Julie appeared in Grant’s line of sight, with beads of sweat on

her forehead. “Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell Grant rushed to support the shaky Julie.

Julie tried to smile and shook her head. Grant let go of Julie and tried to touch her forehead, but she

suddenly stumbled and fell backward….

*Julie! Just as Grant reached out to catch her,

Julie fell into a familiar and comforting embrace…