Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 156

In the end, she told Kieran, “If I knew it would be like this, I wouldn’t have tossed that ring.”

“Regret it now?” Kieran asked, grinning.

Julie propped her chin on her hand and looked at Kieran. “Was that ring worth anything? If it was, I

might have some regrets.”

“Yes, it was valuable.” He replied straight up.

“If I knew it was worth that much, I wouldn’t have tossed it. It might have come in handy when I was

strapped for cash,” Julie said, casually.

But Kieran told her seriously, “In that case, it’s better you tossed it.”

Julie tried to switch the topic. Looking at the diamond ring on her ring finger, she asked Kieran, “So,

was it your idea or Ivan’s to buy the diamond ring?”

What Julie was really asking was if Kieran had bought the diamond ring because he saw discussions

on social media about her not wearing a wedding ring.

However, the answer was not as she expected. Kieran simply told her, “It was Ivan’s idea.”

She wasn’t sure what her face looked like at that moment. Julie calmly asked again, “So….did the

salesperson recommend this ring?

She asked as she looked at her own diamond ring.

Kieran answered, “Yes.”

The always relaxed and confident Julie felt a bit awkward in front of Kieran at this moment.

So, she pretended to look around casually, “Where the heck is Ivan?”

Kieran still stared at Julie, saying, “You’ve raised a smart kid. He knows how to create opportunities for

us to be alone.”

Their son had intentionally created an opportunity for them to be alone. He found an excuse to go to

the bathroom and probably wouldn’t be back.

Julie looked at Kieran and responded without hesitation, “My son is quite the romantic, just like his

mum was back in the day!”

She was saying that Ivan creating an opportunity for them to be alone was romantic, just like when she

pursued Kieran back in the day.

Kieran laughed. His wife’s conversation skills had improved quite a bit.

Julie began to eat and didn’t speak anymore.

Things didn’t turn out as Ivan had imagined. Kieran and Julie finished their meal and went straight

home without much interaction.

In the past, Kieran might have occasionally made some cheeky jokes at her, but recently, Kieran had

been acting like a real gentleman.

When Kieran and Julie arrived home, Ivan just happened to be returning as well.

Seeing that Julie and Kieran were home so early, Ivan was disappointed. He sulked off to his room.

Kieran went to the study.

Shannon, carrying freshly washed bedding, was about to deliver them to Kieran. Julie went up to

Shannon, “Can I take them up?”

Shannon, of course, was happy for Julie and Kieran to have more contact, so she happily handed the

bedding to Julie and then turned to leave.

Julie knocked on the study door. Kieran’s deep voice came from within, “Come in.”

Julie went in and put the bedding on the sofa.

Seeing Julie with the bedding, Kieran didn’t show any surprise and asked calmly, “Did you need

something?”

They hardly saw each other now unless they had something important to discuss. So, the moment

Kieran saw Julie, he assumed she –had something to say.

“I need to find a job, so if you’re free now…”

“I’m busy right now. Give me a second.” After saying this, Kieran turned back to his computer screen to

continue his conversation. Most of their discussions were about business matters.

Julie had no other choice but to sit on the sofa and start flipping through a magazine.

By the time Kieran finished his work, half an hour had passed.

When he looked at Julie again, he found that she had fallen asleep on the sofa. Kieran put down his

mouse, stood up, and walked towards Julie.

Julie was retiree in her clean, often tossing and tuming, but she never opened her eyes

Kieran gently picked her up. He originally planned to carry her to their master bedroom, but at the door,

he heard Shannon say “Mrs. Hernandez slept in the guest room last night. Her blankets and luggage

are in thers too.”

So, Kieran camed Julie to the que bedroom. He looked around and indeed found her suitcase

Julie, who was deep in sleep, opened her eyes in a daze when she heard Kieran’s footsteps as he was

about to leave

“Kieran she called him,

“Did you have a nightmare?” Kieran asked gently, then sat down next to Julie again

Julie shook her head, then suddenly remembered why she was there in the first place, 1 wanted to ask

you, are you going to continue the lawsuit with Creative Nexus Media?”

“Do you want to go back to work at Simpo Co? Kieran saw through Julie’s thoughts at a glance

Julie indeed thought so. After all, she had nothing to do at home now if she could work, at least she

would have a stable income. Sansa’s treatment couldn’t stop And given her current exposure Accolade

Law Firm probably wouldn’t dare to hire her anymore

So she nodded, looking at Kieran

Kieran replied, “I’ve let Karl handle the case Creative Nexus Media will drop the lawsuit voluntarily You

can report to the company’s legal department tomorrow For salary details, you’ll need to talk to HR.

We’ll go to the company together tomorrow morning.”

Julie didn’t refuse.

Early the next morning, she went to Simpo Co. with Kieran

Julie and Kieran walked into the lobby of Simpo Co’s building, which added new material for the gossip

discussions among the employees. As someone with the privilege to use the executive elevator as the

CEO, Kieran certainly wouldn’t use the regular employee elevators. Even if Julie used the regular

elevators, it might still attract attention from onlookers

Even if she did, she’d probably cause a scene

“Where’s Karl?” Julie asked, standing outside the elevator looking at Kieran inside

Kieran had told her the day before that Karl would take her to HR for her onboarding

But she didn’t expect Kieran to reply nonchalantly. “I totally forgot Karl’s off today. Just get in and I’ll

take you to HR.”

Kieran personally taking her to HR? Was this a joke?

Julie shook her head decisively. She stepped into the elevator and asked him, “Which floor is HR on? I

can go there myself.”

Kieran pressed the elevator button for the floor where HR was located

As the elevator doors closed, suddenly, a ring box appeared before Julie

Julie was taken aback, looking at Kieran in surprise, “What’s this?”

“Take a look”

Julie reached out and slowly opened the box, revealing the ring quietly lying inside. Wasn’t this the ring

she had tossed onto the lawn at Noblewood Retreat when they divorced? It was the ring Kieran had

designed

Julie looked at Kieran, a mix of surprise and touched.

“I had a ton of people searching the lawn to find it. You better not lose this one again.”

He took the exquisite diamond ring out of the box, held Julie’s hand, removed the diamond ring she

was currently wearing, and replaced it with this meaningful one

Julie noticed that Kieran was also wearing their old wedding ring. He had kept it all these years….

The elevator doors opened. Kieran took Julie by the hand and led her to HR

By the time Julie came to her senses, she was already standing outside the HR office

The HR manager was surprised to see the CEO showing up in person. He immediately assigned for

Julie to work in the Legal Department, as per Kieran’s instructions

As for salary, the HR manager didn’t dare to bring it up with Kieran present, which really ticked Julie off.

But she also felt it would be awkward to discuss salary in front of Kieran, so she accepted the work

assignment in silence and went to work in Simpo Co’s Legal Department.

Kieran was in a good mood. As he stepped back into the elevator, he pretended to suddenly remember

something and said to Julie, Oh! The HR manager forgot to mention your salary:

Julie resisted the urge to punch him and forced a smile.

Then he said, ‘I’ll ask him for you later. I’ll let you know when you come up for lunch.*

Julie was surprised at Kieran’s generosity. She nodded and smiled, “Okay.”

Only then did she realize. She looked at Kieran wide-eyed, “I’m having lunch with you?”

Their arrival at work together had already drawn a lot of attention. They were actually going to have

lunch together?

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Kieran reached out and ruffled Julie’s hair, then pointing at the elevator doors, he said with an indulgent

smile, “Mrs. Hernandez, we’ve arrived at the Legal Department.”

She didn’t feel like going to the Legal Department at the moment. She wanted to punch Kieran in the

elevator!

As Julie walked out of the elevator, she heard Kieran’s voice behind her, “You’re still on probation. If

you do well, you can become a full-time employee.”

“And?”

“Come here, give me a hug, pretend we’re super close. Don’t let my employees think my marriage life

is unhappy.”

Julie glanced at a passing Legal Department employee, reluctantly approached the elevator, and said

to Kieran in a low voice, “When you tricked me into signing the remarriage agreement, you didn’t say I

had to pretend…”

Before she could finish, Kieran grabbed her by the waist and pulled her into the elevator..