Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 20

In the blink of an eye, while she was spacing out, Elliot had already slipped a massive diamond ring onto her ring finger for all to

see.

Julie came to her senses abruptly, turning to look at Elliot, “You…”

Before she could even get a word out, Elliot had excitedly stood up, joyfully picking her up and spinning her around several times.

Everything happened so fast that Julie could only wear a look of utter bewilderment. It wasn’t until the cheers erupted from the crowd that she finally realized what had just happened. She looked at Elliot in disbelief, while Raymon, standing to the side, wore a somewhat gloomy expression, clearly having misunderstood the situation.

Julie wanted to explain, but how could she do so in front of all these people?

Raymon coughed a couple of times, shifting his gaze away from Julie to look at the host.

announcing, “Today, Raymon has invited everyone here for another announcement. Raymon of Ray Group has decided to form a strategic partnership with Mr. Hernandez, the CEO of Simpo Co. Their respective brands, SparkEra and Supernova, will be collaborating. Please join

voice echoed around the room, followed by applause, Julie felt like she had

Kieran, making him stand out even more

a tailored suit, he casually placed his wine glass on a tray nearby before strolling onto the stage to stand

the host handed the microphone to Kieran, he made small talk with Raymon, occasionally throwing in some business jargon as he interacted with the audience, captivating

heat would burn her, so she instinctively wanted to run. However, she was

oblivious to her warning. He even brought her over to Kieran, who had just finished his speech, and said with a smile, “Mr. Hernandez,

looked at Elliot’s outstretched hand for a moment before shaking it, greeting him with

over and ask with a laugh, “You two know each

classmates.”

Julie scoffed.

most

back facing the media, Julie gave Elliot’s