Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 9

Julie stopped dead in her tracks, feeling almost disgusted with herself. She’d always had this habit since she was a kid. Whenever Kieran told her to stop, she would. Even after seven years, she couldn’t get rid of this deep–rooted habit.

A woman with full makeup, dressed in a silk nightgown, her ample bosom peeking out alluringly, was showing her perfectly sculpted curves.

A man and a woman were in the same room, fresh out of the shower, still in their pajamas. It wasn’t rocket science to figure out what might have happened or what was about to happen.

At that moment, Julie felt a pang of nausea. Bertha had just died, and he’s already frolicking around with another woman in a hotel?

“Kieran, I found us some fun,” the woman coocd, sidling up to Kieran and pressing her chest against him, “The girl selling condom looks like need some cash. I told her I’d buy ten boxes if she shows us how to use them. Hey, she’s pretty. Why’s she selling condoms? Shouldn’t she be selling herself instead? Right?”

“Out!” Kieran’s icy lips uttered the harsh command.

she had no wish to have trouble

she wasn’t going to get punched over a

chuckled bitterly, thinking of her past self, always so

the deeper she loved,

the black

Julie shot

on the couch, picking up a glass of red wine from the table. The wine

sip and raised an eyebrow, “That depends on your

Kieran nonchalantly, “The lady just now said she’d buy ten boxes if I performed. But Mr. Hernandez,

gently called her, “Joyce, why would you miss such a good opportunity to

a shadow on her lower eyelids, she retorted, “Mr. Hernandez, your money