Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 80

Chapter 80

Kisses rained down on her, sealing the words Julie had intended to speak in her throat, to the point where she couldn’t even remember what she had initially wanted to say

From her initial struggle to her eventual submission, Julie could only remember the moment his kiss got so intense it almost took her breath away, a moment etched into her memory.

He finally let her go after what felt like an eternity, gently wiping away the tear trails on her face with his hands.

“Joyce, I need to explain some things to you.”

Julie was scared of his tenderness and affection. They felt like a whirlpool, threatening to suck her in completely.

She pushed his hands away. “I don’t want to hear it.*

Julie flung down some bills and headed for the door.

Behind her, Kieran’s voice rang out, Bertha and I never had an affair.”

Julie had reached the door, her hand on the doorknob, ready to leave in a heartbeat

But Kieran’s calm statement stopped her in her tracks.

Her hand tightened on the doorknob, turning as pale as a ghost.

Just one sentence and she was nailed to the spot.

She didn’t turn to face him, instead, she threw over her shoulder, “So, where did her baby com

Without waiting for Kieran’s answer, she walked out of the door

from? Did it grow on a tree?”

Kieran didn’t chase after her. After he said those words, he didn’t explain further Julie kept reminding herself that Kieran did it on purpose, to mess her mind. But deep down, she wanted to believe him.

Her phone rang. She took it out and saw Daphne calling, so she answered.

Julie, where are you? I just got back from a business trip and went to your place, but it was a mess. Your

and a guy beat up her husband and sent him to the hospital. Are you okay?” Daphne’s concern warmedhdlord is absolutely a bonker. She said you

Tm fine, Julie replied. At the mention of her landlord, she just chuckled.

Daphne’s anxious voice on the other end of the line said, “Where are you? I’m coming over to find you.”

where she was, and Daphine took a taxi

Julie’s limp, Daphne frowned. “I thought you said it was okay. Why is

her lips with her hand.

heart.

wearing high heels, Julie replied, putting a hand

happened between you and your landlord? I arrived at your building

Julie looked at Daphne, a bit unsure.

around, I found out that one of the ambulances was for a woman downstairs who had hurt a

only person Julie could trust unconditionally at the moment, so she told her everything that

question Daphne asked was, ‘So Mr. Hernandez was misunderstood all along?”

point

“Did you ask Mr. Hernandez, if he didn’t sleep with Bertha, then whose child

asked if the baby grew on

“Maybe it did grow

they didn’t sleep together doesn’t mean they couldn’t have a test-tube baby. But why would they choose Bertha when you could have children? Because

Julie rolled

hair, “Actually, I don’t think that reason explains. Even if they wanted superior genes, why choose Bertha?

“Daphne!”

Bertha is dead, no one can confirm the truth. He still

are you on?”

on the side of reasoning,

answer doesn’t matter anymore. Julie sighed, “What has past is

tone, “What has past is the past. To me, it seems like it’s over for everyone else, but for you,

up your stuff. You can stay at my place for now,

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a part time job and I have a place to stay. As for the landlord, Adolf, it’ll take me a while to sort things

with concern, “Be careful, there are a lot of scams

from me when I have nothing?” Julie gut up

is your asset,

wallet to pay only to be told by the cashier that Daphne

Julie

what about him? You’ve been schmoozing with his

look, as if

eyeing Julie’s phone, “Next time, I’m gonna snap a picture of you chatting with him. You’ll see how you look, just like when you had a crush on Mr. Hernandez… The phrase ‘like a carbon copy was swallowed

sensitive subject, why mention Mr.

could pick up

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