Love’s Cunning Ruse

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Chapter 75

Dylan didn’t see this coming. He tried to help out Julie, only to get caught in the act by Kerry

Dylan, who originally planned to let go of Julie, suddenly smiled, and intentionally held Julie tighter. “Mr. Hernandez, I’m impressed by how efficiently your company utilizes its staff. I admire Attorney Abraham’s professionalism in continuing to work while ill

Clearly, he was mocking Kieran for being heartless. Any sane person would’ve picked up on it.

After saying this. Dylan seemed to feel that his words were not sharp enough. He turned to Julie, smiled and said, “Attorney Abraham, you don’t have a boyfriend, do you?”

Kieran maintained a poker face, watching Dylan’s hand on Julie’s waist with a deep gaze. He was thinking that Dylan was asking for trouble.

Julie quietly broke free from Dylan’s hold, steadying herself.

She didn’t answer Dylan’s question but politely said “Thank you” to him.

“There’s no need to be so formal. I was just asking. Attorney Abraham, you’re not mad, are you?”

Julie shook her head.

Dylan completely ignored Kieran beside him and turned to Julie again: “The reason why I said Attorney Abraham doesn’t have a boyfriend is because I was thinking, if Attorney Abraham had someone to take care of her, she wouldn’t have to push herself to come to work sick.”

Every word from Dylan was provoking Kieran.

In the end, Kieran said, “Have you spent so much time with the dead that you’ve forgotten how to interact with the living?”

That was a harsh comeback.

Despite the one–and–a–half–meter distance between them, Julie could still feel the tense atmosphere between Kieran and Dylan.

She wanted to get out of the situation temporarily to avoid more misunderstandings

As Julie was planning to walk into the office, Kieran stopped her. “Didn’t I tell you last night that you didn’t have to come in today?”

“That was what Karl said.”

“Are you my lawyer or Karl’s lawyer?” Kieran asked Julie

Julie remained silent Contractually, she was indeed Kieran’s dedicated lawyer.

But that didn’t mean she had to obey Kieran’s orders

Dylan casually leaned against the elevator, watching Kieran and Julie.

Kieran pressed the CEO’s private elevator button, then looked at Julie and said, “Get in.”

‘No need, I’ll go find Karl.”

didn’t change. He just repeated

a cooperating lawyer, not Mr. Hernandez’s slave.

begin with, but Dylan’s words made Julie feel compelled to get in the elevator.

emotion.

was her client contractually, according to professional standards, she should’ve entered the elevator without showing e When she first met Dylan, Julie thought he was fresh, neat, and willing to help. Back then, he generously helped her solve some

elevator door

her head to initiate a conversation with Kieran: “Karl asked me to handle some

things?” Kieran asked.

this phone call was actually made under his

head and calmly looked at Kieran: “Mr. Hernandez, i didn’t get a chance to see Karl because of

Julie finished speaking, the elevator

stopped between the second and third basement floors.

knew well. Otherwise, the third basement of Simpo Co. wouldn’t

permitted explicitly by Kieran could

opened, Julie

ground floor. Unfortunately, Kieran didn’t

Hernandez, do you need anything? Julie

looked at

medicine back now, Kieran might ask her why she left in a hurry last night.

clear that it made their relationship awkward. She could hardly imagine whether she could get

walking towards Kieran’s

her or hold her. He just followed her.

straight to the driver’s

car window ‘Mr Hernandez, where is the medicine?”

passenger seat”

around to the passenger side

I’ll give you a ride” Kieran suddenly said to Julie. His tone was natural

so when Kieran said this, Julie’s first reaction was to freeze. “You said it’s a

this was indeed

the time to handle some house stuff. Since Kieran was going her way, she hopped in his

gotten awkward as hell yesterday, but

way to her rental, Julie kept staring out the window,

a conversation, he sure as hell wasn’t going to.

Before, if she had a chance to sit next to him, she could chat non–stop,

of the time, she even swore to Kieran that she would

stayed quiet until the air felt like it was about to solidify. Only then

at the front door below, Julie felt relieved that the landlord hadn’t locked

unfamiliar tone, Julie said

door and headed

the anti–inflammatory pills on the passenger seat, a meaningful

no matter where she went. This

from the passenger seat, pushed open the

reached Julie’s