Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 44

The first time Julie laid eyes on Adeline, she was lounging around in the old Sanches family mansion, looking lazy and casual.

Their second encounter? A restaurant. After all, Julie had scratched Adeline’s car and owed her a pretty penny. She couldn’t just skip town.

So, she met Adeline at the restaurant, totally ditching the task Karl gave her and leaving Kieran hanging without a care in the world.

Adeline was a knockout. Her long, curly hair was draped around her waist, parted on the side, looking both soft and business–like. Her beautiful red lips. were slightly upturned, her eyeliner flicking up at the edges, and her eyelashes long and lush. She was wearing a tight black dress that made her look alluring and sexy. her allure radiating off her even from fifty meters away.

As soon as Adeline sat down, she ordered a couple of expensive dishes. Julie felt a pinch in her heart thinking about the price.

“Ms. Sanches ”

“Let’s not be formal. You can call me by my name since you’re a looker,” Adeline’s lips slightly curved as she looked at Julie. “You’re here about the car accident last night, aren’t you?”

Julie nodded. That morning, she had seen the repair bill Karl sent over. The cost was astronomical.

Adeline, seeing Julie’s troubled expression, laughed carefree. “I got a call last night. It was Karl, the secretary of Kieran, Simpo Co.’s CEO…”

When she mentioned that name, a deep interest flashed in Adeline’s eyes. Judging from her tone, she seemed to be more interested in Kieran than the compensation.

What did he say,

Sanches, I don’t know how much it costs to repair your car, but I know I can’t afford it all at once. I asked you here today because…”

say you had to pay?” Adeline looked at Julie curiously “You’re such

she wasn’t boring,

car! I won’t ask you to pay, just help me get Kieran’s phone number using this accident as an excuse. I’ll cover the repair costs of Kieran’s

of her younger self. That passion for Kieran was

Adeline and asked,

be his wife in the future,”

her background, Julie believed she had every

But…

loving someone is the start of their own misfortune. So, even if it’s for Kieran, are you willing to love him wholeheartedly, even

knew loving Kieran meant misfortune, would she have loved him wholeheartedly? However, after much thought, she couldn’t find an answer.

flowers wilting, so you never plant them. But by being afraid of the wilt, you miss

Adeline and said, “I’ve loved before, I’m just not sure if the

crush?”

I’m both the director and the actress. I

rest of your life with someone who loves you. That’s why you’re considering Elliot as a good option?” Adeline propped her cheek on her hand, leaning on the table, her gaze fixed on

up on Kieran? Not quite. Even when one of Kieran’s comments led to the death of their child, she forgave him afterward. That’s why she had looked him straight in the eye, holding the divorce papers, and asked Kieran, “If it hadn’t been our child that died in surgery that day, but me, would you have been upset?”