Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 87

“Julien?” Julie was taken aback, her face filled with disbelief at running into Julien here.

Julien gave a slight nod. “Hop in”

Quickly, she spun around and hopped into the passenger seat. Their meeting was rather unconventional.

Surprised, Julie asked, “When did you get back?”

“Just recently, where you headed? Julien asked.

Julien had short black hair, no makeup, but her smooth skin was radiant. She was dressed in a black top and pants, a sleek black watch rested on her slim wrist, perfectly matching her cool demeanor.

Julie looked at Julien but didn’t answer her question, instead, she asked, “Are you free?”

“What’s up?” Julien asked.

I’ve had a bit of a fallout with my landlord, who’s now in the hospital because of me. They’re asking for five thousand bucks for medical expenses and compensations. I want to visit the hospital, but I’m afraid they might do something rash Julie said,

“Which hospital?” Julien cut her off.

Julie grinned at her, “Hope Hospital”

Julien set the GPS to Hope Hospital, then turned to Julie, Ive been to your rental place.”

“I moved out after the fallout with the landlord. Why did you suddenly come back? How long are you planning to stay? Julie asked out of curiosity.

Julien answered nonchalantly, Not sure

Julie and Julien first met in Milan, Italy Back then, Julie was the daughter of the but to her surprise, Bertha stood her up.

planned to attend Milan Fashion Week with Bertha,

decided to stick to the original plan and headed to Milan alone. She booked a room at the Armani Hotel right in the heart of

celebrations. During Halloween, there were amazing live performances, stage magic, realistic zombies and ghosts, as

After having her fill of fun, she decided to head back to the hotel.

blood. Despite the darkness, the dimly lit alley, and the

was terrified, she thought Julien was dying. Her immediate reaction was to dial 911, but to

she was so scared that she even dropped

I’m just

Julie couldn’t see Julien’s face clearly. What surprised Julie was that Julien eventually let her go. By the time Julie reached the hotel. panting heavily, she realized her legs were trembling.

had just narrowly escaped danger, but for some odd reason, Julie remembered

half an hour later, she went

have got help already, but only to find

and checked her pulse. She was expecting to confirm that Julien was dead. But to

would not only carry a gun but also a dagger? And how could she have expected that a woman on the

her suite at the Armani Hotel. Since it was Halloween, people were everywhere, covered in fake blood, so no one

used Julie’s phone to call Klein. He came with a team to treat her wounds. Only then did Julie

Julien was a righteous person

Hospital. While she parked, Julie went upstairs to find her landlord’s

a bit nervous. Unexpectedly, the door was pushed open from inside. A nurse came out, holding

cautiously. “Excuse me, is the patient in

had visited a few days ago on behalf of Julie, so

Julie, “Are you his relative? He’s fine, just a minor concussion. He’s past the observation period. You guys are not only hogging the hospital bed, but also playing poker out loud here, disturbing the rest

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On seeing Julie, she immediately flew into a rage, shouting, “You bastard, you dare to show up/Shameless woman. Look, everyone, this woman not

watch your language?” Julie looked calmly at

saying I’m uncouth? Shameless slut, I know you and your useless sister are struggling, I kindly rented the house to you, but you seduced my husband! With that, the landlady grabbed Julie’s hair

knew what Adolf told her that made the landlady believe it was Julie who actively seduced him. Julie didn’t expect the landlady to just grab her hair. As she was about