Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 233

Julie denied these memories in her mind, then said to Kieran, “I don’t remember.”

“Did I do anything weird when I was drunk?” Kieran asked.

Julie shook her head.

Kieran finally breathed a sigh of relief. He pulled Julie close, holding her waist tightly, and said

contentedly, “Then let’s go to bed.”

Julie felt like she had just received a pardon. She happily snuggled up to Kieran and they went to bed.

Compared to the previous night, this one was pretty chill. They slept in each other’s arms. Upon waking

up, the first thing they saw was each other’s faces. Their hearts were full of joy.

Julie stretched, then went to wash up.

Kieran followed suit, wrapping his arms around her waist, his hands sneaking under her pajamas. Julie

squeezed toothpaste onto his brush, then shoved the toothbrush into his mouth, “Brush your teeth!”

“Do I get a reward after brushing?” Kieran asked, toothbrush in mouth, bending down to look at her, a

mischievous twinkle in his eyes.

His hair was all over the place from sleep, his lazy appearance filled the bathroom with pheromones.

“I’ll tell you after you’re done, Julie pinched Kieran’s cheek lightly. She was about to turn around when

he lifted her up and settled her on the counter.

This way, he didn’t have to bend down to look at her.

“I can’t ever look up when I’m with you,” he said, lightly touching her nose, a smile playing on his lips.

While brushing his teeth, he never took his eyes off Julie. Sleepy and languid, she was like a cat

showing her claws, “Are you saying I’m short? Don’t think I can’t hear that!”

Kieran laughed, showing off his white teeth, “You can make up for your lack of height with actions.”

“What actions?”

“Make love to me.”

“Get lost!” Julie pushed Kieran away, jumped down from the counter and went to change.

Kieran looked at his reflection in the mirror, a smile on his face.

After brushing his teeth, he headed straight for the closet, “Honey, didn’t you say there was a reward?

I’ve brushed my teeth.”

Kieran came over and tried to kiss her but Julie put up her hand to stop him, “Your reward is… I won’t

use your toothbrush to clean the toilet anymore!” Kieran grinned, pretending to be disappointed, “I

didn’t know you had such a hobby. It’s okay, you can continue to use my toothbrush for the toilet. I only

kiss you anyway. If you don’t mind, then I don’t either.”

Julie lost that round.

She pulled out a bra from the drawer, about to change, when she saw Kieran staring intently at her

underwear.

“Do you want to try this on?” Julie asked casually, thinking of his drunken antics.

Mr. Hernandez’s reaction was instant. He turned and walked out quickly, as if he was running away.

Julie looked at the underwear in her hand, silent for a few seconds, then burst into laughter. She

remembered him when he was drunk, holding a condom and grinning foolishly at her, “I’ll sing a song

for you.”

“What song?”

“Little Red Riding Hood!” Kieran cupped his chest with his hands.

“Why are you singing Little Red Riding Hood?” Julie asked innocently.

“Because…” Mr. Hernandez suddenly threw the condom from his bra and laughed, “Because Little Red

Riding Hood’s grandmother was eaten by a wolf! Guess what kind of wolf?”

“What kind of wolf?” A tipsy Julie played along, “A big bad wolf?”

Kieran shook his finger, “A big horny wolf.”

Then he began to sing, “I’m little red riding hood, I can’t wait to give this bread to grandma…”

After that, he held up a water-filled condom and asked, “Mrs. Hernandez, would you like to taste this

bread?”

Julie dared not recall anymore.

If it weren’t for the video footage, she would never have known that Mr. Hernandez could be as silly as

her.

After dropping Ivan off at school, they went to Simpo Co..

Julie’s resignation was official, so Kieran dropped her off at Feliz Gastro House across the street.

Julie stepped out of the car and asked Kieran, “Are you coming here for lunch?”

“Don’t I get a lunchbox made with love?” he asked curiously.

Julie agreed seeing his good behavior, “I’ll bring you lunch. See you at noon.”

Julie was about to leave when Kieran suddenly reached out from the car window and grabbed her

sleeve. He asked, “No kiss goodbye?” “Sorry, sir, I deliver lunches, not kisses.” Julie snatched her hand

back haughtily, waved goodbye to Kieran, then walked into the restaurant.

Kieran chuckled helplessly, then drove off to the office.

Just as Julie entered the restaurant, someone grabbed her arm, startling her so much she almost

slapped them. She turned around to see a person bundled

up

in a

scarf, hat, and sunglasses, looking around mysteriously.

“Daphne? What are you doing here?” Julie asked with concern.

“Damn! I’m all wrapped up and you still recognize me?” Daphne took off her scarf, her eyes wide in

surprise.

Julie nodded, “No matter how you dress up, I’ll always recognize you. Because you’re a unique woman

in my heart. But why are you here?”

“Do you know how to contact Julien? Daphne gripped Julie’s arm tightly, “I’m here to ask for help.”

“Why do you need to find Julien? Julie asked, puzzled.

“I need her to help me kill someone! It’s all your fault. Didn’t you say you were always learning to be a

superhero when you were little? Why didn’t you keep at it? If you were a superhero, I wouldn’t need to

ask her!” Daphne gave Julie a sidelong glance, “Do you have any food here? I’m hungry.”

Julie ordered the kitchen to prepare some food. Watching Daphne eat heartily, she couldn’t help but

ask, “Who do you want to kill?”

“The father of my baby.” Daphne answered with a mouth full of food, her voice filled with hatred.

“Lionel Kemp?” Julie asked, “You’ve changed your mind from wanting to kill the baby to wanting to kill

the baby’s father now? Why is that?”

“Lord Lion said he’s gonna put his showbiz career on hold to be with me during childbirth.”

“Slow down with the food,” Julie felt like Daphne was eating as if she hadn’t seen food in ages. She

asked Daphne, “From a normal person’s point of view, shouldn’t you be touched by what Lionel is

doing?”

“Touched? He said he’s gonna tell my parents I’m pregnant tomorrow, then have us pretend to get

married, then go abroad for the birth. Tell me, isn’t that just awful?” Daphne slapped the table in anger,

‘Have you ever seen such a bastard?”

Daphne thought she was angry enough, but then Julie suddenly stood up, almost knocking the table

over. She turned to leave.

Daphne was alarmed, thinking that Julie was going to duel Lionel herself, so she quickly grabbed Julie,

“What are you doing?”

“I’m going to find Julien and have her kill Lionel!” Julie patted Daphne’s hand, “Don’t worry, Julien will

definitely make it clean.”

“Stop kidding around. I was just venting”” Daphne pulled Julie back down onto the stool.

“Didn’t Lionel ask you to pretend to be his wife? Julie sighed in relief.

Daphne shook her head, “Everything I said was true. Only the part about wanting to kill him was a joke.

Actually, I’m not upset.”

Julie frowned and suddenly moved to Daphne’s side, pulling her head into her chest, “It’s okay. Crying

it out will make you feel better. If Lionel’s as bad as you say, he’ll get what’s coming to him. No matter

what happens, I will…”

Daphne pushed Julie away, “I know what you’re going to say, but I’m really not upset. I knew from the

start that Lord Lion was a fickle in love, so I was mentally prepared. Actually, I was kind of surprised

that Lord Lion was willing to put his work on hold for me. I thought he would insist that I have an

abortion!”

Whether it was Daphne’s open-mindedness or Lord Lion’s image had hit rock bottom in her mind, if

Lord Lion knew how she viewed him, he might be so mad he’d spit blood.

Daphne looked up at Julie and said, “I came to see you today because I need your advice.”

“What kind of advice?”

“Sit down first!” Daphne pulled Julie to sit down, then stroked her belly, “I want to have an abortion, but

I don’t have the courage. I want to keep the baby, but I don’t have enough money. I want to marry a

man, but I can’t find a suitable fool. What do you suggest I do now? I don’t want Lord Lion to take a

break from work for months for the baby in my belly and then take my baby away. He wouldn’t even

take contraceptive measures, let alone how bad his character is. Think about it, this baby is something

I worked hard to bring into this world. If my baby is taken away from me in the future, wouldn’t I be at a

loss?”