Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 289

Daphne couldn’t get through to Julie on the phone, just as she dialed her number, an icy robotic voice

informed her, “Sorry, the number you’re trying to reach is currently busy…”

On the other end, Julie had just dialed Julien’s number.

Julie would never call Julien unless it was absolutely necessary. But she couldn’t help but worry since

Hayden had left with her the night before. Luckily, Julien on the other end picked up the call swiftly.

“I’m still alive. That was the first thing Julien said.

Julie, standing at the crossroads, let out a sigh of relief, “I just wanted to ask if I should go collect your

ashes…”

Julien, picking up her underwear from the floor, replied coldly, “When it’s time to collect it, I’ll come to

you in your dreams.”

Before Julie could respond, the man lying next to Julien woke up.

Thus before she could say anything else, Julien told her, “I’m busy, gotta hang up.”

And then, the call was abruptly ended.

Julie stared at her disconnected call, not knowing how to react.

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“Where are you going?” Hayden’s voice was still laced with the laziness of just waking up.

The woman putting on her underwear was surprised to find… the buttons were long gone since last

night. And her own clothes… were now adding a wild touch to the messy bedroom. To be precise,

those weren’t clothes anymore, those were scraps!

She grabbed his oversized shirt, and before she could put it on, she felt a strong force pressing her

down on the soft pillow. Hayden was now on top of her. Clearly, he had calculated how to immobilize

her, so she was stuck in this position, unable to move.

Meanwhile, her eyes were covered by the black shirt, unable to see anything.

Then came Hayden’s deep, sexy voice from above, “You still haven’t answered me, where are you

going?”

“How about I make a schedule and let Raines read it to you? I’ll detail every mealtime and bathroom

break down to the second, what do you think?” Knowing she was no match for him, Julien didn’t even

try to resist, she let him pin her down.

The events of last night, Julien wished she could delete them from her mind, clean and neat!

At this moment, she was like a rose with thorns. Alluring and captivating, but full of thorns!

“You could stick with me for 24 hours, then you wouldn’t need a schedule,” he suggested.

“Really? Does that mean if I make schedules for a lifetime, I won’t have to see you again?” She asked

with a seductive smile, “I’d love that!”

“Do you want me to sleep with you for 24 hours to knock some sense into you?” His voice was

threatening and sexy, enough to make anyone’s heart skip a beat.

And luckily, the woman under him was no ordinary person.

At this moment, Julien’s smile was even deeper, she bit her lower lip and said, “Sure! I’ve been

undercover for the National Security Agency for years, I’ve dealt with a lot of high society lowlifes, I

know all the tricks!”

This sentence was a powerful blow!

Not only did it show her vast experience to provoke Hayden, but it also mocked him as being one of

those high society lowlifes…

The man’s large hand was on her waist, his smile growing wider, “It seems that your ‘service’ is limited

to sweet-talking those high society lowlifes.”

Isn’t that what it was? If she hadn’t sweet-talked him last night, she wouldn’t have ended up in his bed!

Last night, she didn’t initially plan to get in his car, instead, she asked him, “Are you still in the business

of breaking into people’s homes in the middle of the night?”

“Do I look like someone who gives up halfway?” He was like a panther hidden in the night, lurking in the

dark, ready to tear her apart at any moment, he coldly told her, “Get in!”

He had already opened the passenger door for her.

She was sure, if she refused to get in the car at that moment, he had several ways to make her do it.

So…. she reluctantly got into the car, sat in the passenger seat, and fastened her seatbelt.

Then, he drove her back to his villa, pulling her hand, and entered his room. He didn’t give her a

chance to resist all the way.

“So what’s next? Are you planning to talk about your hypocritical ‘I love you’ with me all night?” She

didn’t know where her temper came from, she stood up and told him, Two people who don’t understand

love, talking about love, don’t you think it’s ridiculous?”

“Do you like surprises like a little girl? Candles? Flowers?” He asked, “Or a public proposal?”

“Thank you for your love, I love you too. Is that okay?” She seldom smiled so gently, her dreamy smile

was like a noble and elegant princess living in a fantasy castle.

“Lien, what do you want from me?” This was the most gentle and compromising tone he had ever used.

It was as if she was the lover he held in his palm, he was trying his best to cheer her up, but he was

helpless.

“You can continue your lonely yet brilliant life, don’t say unrealistic nonsense like ‘I love you’. You,

Hayden, don’t have love, your interests always eclipse your love. You have desires, not love.”

“If that’s the case, then you match my desires perfectly.”.

“Oh! Then you probably don’t know me well, people change, probably the woman who matched you

was an innocent silly girl. Obviously, the woman in front of you now is much more thoughtful than

before.” She said contemptucusly.

Unexpectedly, he said, “If we matched years ago, it was because we tried. We haven’t tried after all

these years, how do you know, we don’t match?”

“So, you saying ‘I love you’ to me tonight is just to try?” As she spoke, she didn’t know where her

temper came from, but she exploded as if she had been holding a

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grudge for a long time.

She took off her jacket in a few quick movements and threw it on the couch, telling him, “Hayden, I’ve

put up with you for too long!” Julien was rarely angry, but when she did get angry, she was almost out

of control.

She angrily took off her clothes, grabbed Hayden’s tie and threw him on the bed, “I’ve had enough of

you, Hayden!” She swung one leg over Hayden, settling herself on his lap, her grip tight on his shirt

collar as she sneered, “Right, I’m the toy you won back. So you play with me when you’re in the mood

and toss me aside for years when you’re not. My duty, my reason for living, is to keep you entertained.

Come on, I’ll entertain you now, I’ll please you, I’ll let you play

The story begins with her long-held resentment. At that time, he was only trying to control her, flipping

her under him.

He stared into her eyes, asking her, “When have you ever seen me, Hayden, trying to please a toy?”

So, everything he did, it was all to please her. Including his confession of love.

Given his character, his likes, his love, it was impossible for him to say it directly. But he sincerely told

her “I love you”.

When he said these three words, Julien was shocked, surprised, and after the shock, there seemed to

be… a hint of delight.

As she was lost in thought, the man on top of her suddenly bent down and sealed her lips.

What happened next was natural and irresistible…

Julien didn’t dwell on the events of the previous night, instead, she moved the fingers he was pressing

on, and asked him, “Are you expecting me to be responsible to you? Or … do you plan to stay in this

position for twenty-four hours?”

In the end, he let go of her.

Julien pulled on a shirt, sat on the edge of the bed, and asked him, “Do you have any pills?”

“No.”

“Why didn’t you take precautions last night?” She glared at him. “Call Raines to get some birth-control

pills! I’m ovulating.”

She was straightforward about it, not discussing it with him, but making a decision.

“You don’t want to get pregnant?” The man, surprisingly, laughed, his smile wicked.

She smiled back, “I’m afraid of getting pregnant with your child.”

“If you ever want to become a mother in this life, there’s only one possibility, and that’s to have my

child.” He suddenly reached out, straightening her chin, forcing her to meet his gaze.

She grabbed his wrist, “If I want to be a mother, I can only have your child, then if you want to be a

father, do you also have to use my womb?”

“Lien, I never thought of abandoning you.” He held her hand in his, “How long are we going to quarrel

over the past?”

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“Why don’t we lay our cards on the table?” She forcefully pulled her hand back, looking into his eyes.

Her usually cold, emotionless eyes were now filled with a hint

of heat.

She said, “I admit, I admit I love you. All these years, that hasn’t changed. But Hayden, I can’t accept

you. Not after you left me behind, nor after you now holds so much power.”

“Do you have a reason?” He asked rationally, knowing that to solve the problem, he first needed to

understand it.

Julien didn’t shy away, “A reason? I want marriage, you can’t give me. I want love, you’re not faithful.

You want to be together? Should I support you or you support me?”

“I’m not faithful?” Hayden lived for over thirty years, loved only one woman, and was accused of being

‘unfaithful”! Could there be any one more wronged than him in this world?

He looked at her, “I’ve only loved one woman, slept with one woman, only had one woman in my mind.

How much more faithful do you want me to be?”

“Ha, the man who cooked with Adeline and booked a room on the 24th, was that me?”