Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 231

Julie suddenly realized she didn’t know a thing about Kyle, the guy who was nearly her brother-in-law,

and she didn’t really know Sansa either.

Looking back, she noticed that Sansa always had her back whenever she was in a jam, but she never

really had a heart-to-heart about Kyle with her.

Even when the whole Abraham Group was going belly up. Sansa still managed to set Julie up with

Kieran. Although she was using Kieran, she was always looking

out for her sister.

These thoughts sent Julie into deep contemplation.

Kieran knew what was going on in Julie’s head. He put his arm around her, pulling her close, “We’ve

still got a ways to go before we reach Noblewood Retreat. You can take a nap. I’ll wake you when we

get home.”

Julie leaned on Kieran’s shoulder, closed her eyes and began to speak slowly, “The news said that the

president of S&J International Law Firm went abroad this time to set up a new office here. If he’s in love

with Jessica, why would he shell out big bucks to buy Sansa my mother’s ring?”

“That depends on whether he knows Sansa is in a vegetative state now.” Kieran’s words left Julie

somewhat puzzled.

All she knew now was that no matter what happened in the future, she had to face it bravely.

Maybe it was due to the lack of sleep the previous night, Julie dozed off unknowingly.

On their way home, Dylan whispered, “Bertha once said that Lucian bears a grudge against Julie

because he thought you were forced to marry her and that she ruined your happiness. But now, you

and Julie are always so lovey-dovey, both in public and in private. He must know that if he watches the

news. So why would he still want to get rid of Julie? I mean, if tonight’s van was really targeting Julie…”

“Before we puzzle over that, shouldn’t we also ponder why he’s reluctant to come back to us?” Kieran,

holding Julie in his arms, asked Dylan.

Dylan found this question very reasonable and nodded in agreement, “If he really survived the plane

crash by sheer luck, why wouldn’t he acknowledge you, his only kin?”

“And before we ponder that, shouldn’t we also wonder how a person could possibly survive a plane

crash like that?”

Dylan exclaimed excitedly. “Exactly! How did Lucian, who’s disabled in both legs, survive that plane

crash? There’s a lot of suspicion there!”

But no matter how many questions there were, as long as he was still alive, all the questions would

eventually be answered.

Dylan smoothly parked the car at the entrance of Noblewood Retreat.

Kieran said, “It’s kinda late now. You can crash here for the night.”

Dylan nodded, then got out of the car to open the door for Kieran.

Julie was sound asleep. Even when the car had stopped, she didn’t open her eyes.

“Do you need to wake her up?” Dylan asked.

Without responding, Kieran picked Julie up and started heading towards the house.

Following behind them, Dylan couldn’t help but say, “Kieran, you’re going to spoil her rotten.”

Kieran, carrying Julie, suddenly said, “You’ll understand some day.”

Dylan caught up and asked, “Understand what?”

Kieran replied, “Understand the feeling of extreme guilt when your woman is wronged even a little bit.”

Dylan asked, “Then why did you let her suffer for so many years?” Although he knew about Kieran’s

love for her, the facts of the past few years were undeniable.

Kieran, holding her, suddenly stopped, smiled slightly and said, “That’s why I feel guilty.”

Dylan said, “Even so, everyone has their own unique way of loving someone. No matter the method, at

least your intentions were good.”

Kieran said, “Men always have endless excuses when consoling themselves.”

Dylan looked at Kieran in surprise, “Kieran, did you touch yourself too much last night that you’re not in

your right mind today?”

As Kieran carried Julie upstairs, he said, “I’m just reminding you to not make the same mistakes that I

did and end up regretting it.”

Dylan followed asking, “Where am I sleeping tonight?”

Kieran replied, “The room where Coco stayed last time. Ask Shannon.”

Being the sensible guy he was, Dylan decided not to disturb Kieran and Julie any longer. He went

downstairs to Shanpon and asked her with a smile, “Shannon, I need to stay here tonight. Which room

did Coco stay in last time?”

“What?” Shannon looked out the window with a weird expression.

“What’s wrong?” Dylan looked at her innocently.

Shannon pointed to a dog house in the garden outside the window and said, “You mean there?”

Dylan asked in surprise, “Coco is a dog?”

Shannon nodded and said, “Yes. Coco is Ivan’s classmate’s dog.”

Dylan stomped his feet in anger. Kieran actually wanted him to sleep in a dog house!

Kieran placed her on the side of the bed, covered her with a blanket, and then sat by her side, quietly

watching her. He gently reached out to brush the stray hair from her forehead, but she opened her eyes

and asked, “Are we home?”

Before Kieran could answer, she realized she was already in their familiar bedroom. She didn’t even

know when they had gotten there.

She looked at the man who had been watching her, realizing she had been sleeping in his arms. She

asked, “What’s wrong?”

He leaned down and, taking her by surprise, kissed her forehead, “My wife is beautiful”

Julie should have been moved. His serious expression and sincer

compliment were heartwarming.

But when her gentle words came to her lips, they turned into “are you blind?”.

Julie wouldn’t exactly qualify as a total knockout. In comparison, she thought Kieran’s look was the real

deal.

Holding his face, she asked, “Don’t you get dazzled by your own reflection when you look in the

mirror?”

“I don’t look in the mirror that often,” he answered seriously.

“I was initially smitten by your looks,” Julie admitted in a whisper. Seeing Kieran’s warning look, she

quickly added smartly, “I fell for your looks, then got hooked on your talent, and finally stayed for your

character.”

“Do you know your best feature?” he suddenly asked.

Instinct told Julie this was a trap, but she risked being made a fool of and replied with a smile, “None of

my features can compare to yours.”

“You’re getting smarter.”

“Then you better stop trying to make a fool of me!”

Kieran nodded sincerely, then asked Julie, “Do you think I look this good because we have good genes

in our family?”

Julie had met Kieran’s parents. His mother was really beautiful before she became mentally ill, her

graceful and generous demeanor was unforgettable. His father was also quite handsome. Kieran’s

parents looked like a perfect match, a match made in heaven.

Both Kieran and Lucian had inherited their parents’ advantages and were quite handsome..

So when Kieran asked this question, Julie didn’t hesitate and nodded, “Of course! If your parents didn’t

have good genes, how could they have a kid like you?”

“Then my genes must be good too, otherwise I wouldn’t have a child like Ivan.”

“Hold on,” Julie lifted her head and laughed at Kieran, “Are you blowing your own trumpet?”

“What I’m trying to say is, if we had a daughter, would she look like you or me?”

Julie looked at Kieran helplessly, “You went around in circles just to ask me this?”

“Let’s sleep, babe.” Kieran held her tightly in his arms and turned off the light.

She naively thought they were really going to sleep, but when the light went off, she realized it was just

a smokescreen.

Kieran’s hand slowly moved up to her waist.

Julie caught his hand, “I thought you said we were going to sleep?”

“Exactly. Close your eyes.” He stopped moving, playing along.

As soon as Julie closed her eyes, warm lips landed on her neck.

Julie shrank back, her heart rate sped up, “Are you trying to catch me off guard?”

“I just discovered a red… mark here,” Kieran’s deep voice echoed in Julie’s ear. He poked her neck

with a cool finger, “It’s a hickey.”

“Because last night you…” Before she could finish, Julie suddenly closed her mouth.

Kieran probed, “So do you remember how it got there?”

“Do you really not remember anything about last night?” Julie opened her eyes, turned around, and laid

her head on his chest, asking curiously.

“I remember that last night I was on the phone and went downstairs to get something I checked the call

history this morning and called back that number.”

In other words, he knew that he had condoms delivered last night.

“Did we use those things?” Kieran asked.

Julie didn’t answer.

After about ten seconds of silence in the room, Kieran’s thin lips suddenly brushed against her ear. He

said, “Mrs. Hernandez, shall we reenact the scene?