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, asked you to pay in full?” Adeline

straight to the point. “Ms. Sanches, I don’t know how much it costs to repair your car, but I know I can’t afford it all at once.

say you had to pay?” Adeline looked at

right! If she wasn’t boring, why would Kieran have had an affair with

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

her younger self. That passion for Kieran was just as bright in someone else’s

looked at Adeline and asked, “Do you

wife in the future,” Adeline

believed she had every reason

But…

Kieran,

had asked herself the same question before. If she knew loving Kieran meant misfortune, would she have loved

“You’re afraid of flowers wilting, so you never plant them. But by being afraid of the wilt, you miss out on the blossom. Do you think that’s worth it? You’re so insecure, you’ll miss out on true

I’m just not sure if the person in front of me

crush?” Adeline seemed

of persistence, I came to understand that unrequited love is like a play, where I’m both the director and the actress. I

to spend the rest of your life with someone who loves you. That’s why you’re considering Elliot as a

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?”