Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 4

“Let go of me!” Julie raised her chin, staring firmly at the man in front of her, her eyes gleaming with a cold resolve.

“Bertha Stewart is dead,” the man’s voice suddenly came from above.-

Julie’s entire body stiffened in an instant, her struggling came to a halt. A slight ripple appeared on her

calm face.

Bertha’s death wasn’t surprising to her, as she had witnessed the whole process herself. But when this fact came from the lips of Kieran Hernandez, her heart felt like it had been pricked.

She remembered the day she decided to divorce him, asking him, “Kieran, would you be sad if the person who died on the operating room that day was me?”

She distinctly remembered the icy look in his eyes back then, as cold as falling into an ice cellar.

He sat elegantly on the sofa, legs crossed, his gaze seemingly veiled in mist. His faint lips uttered a weak voice, yet resolutely answered her, “No.”

Then he picked up the pen she had given him and elegantly signed his name on the divorce agreement.

the day of the divorce, she left him resolutely.

was the real fool

recently mournful expression returned to a flawless mask.

her head, a smirk tugging at her lips. “She was your fiancée. Shouldn’t you graciously accompany her on her final journey? Shouldn’t you hold a solemn funeral and continue playing the role of her

front of her and with a mocking

around, her hand already on

door, the man suddenly hoisted her

fall onto the bed together. To avoid crushing her, Kieran supported himself with one hand on

Julie, his eyes veiled in mist, with a teasing tone

her ear.

are you so eager to escape? Are you afraid of

in derision, answering, “Because I’m a human. It’s normal to be scared when facing

become quite the master of sarcasm,”

be a bit tough to protect themselves,

looked like she could attack him at

you

finish his sentence, Julie coldly interrupted, “You want me to give a statement, don’t you? I’ll

looked at Kieran calmly, her