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.

attend Milan Fashion Week with

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

was Halloween. In Milan, people usually brought white or yellow chrysanthemums to cemeteries to honor the dead. Young Italians also started to participate in various Halloween celebrations. During Halloween, there were amazing

strolled around the city center. After having her fill of fun, she decided to head

in a pool of blood. Despite the darkness, the dimly lit alley, and the snow falling down, Julien was lying in her pool of blood, incredibly noticeable.

to dial 911, but to her surprise, a barely conscious Julien suddenly pointed a gun at her, warning weakly. “No

think Julien was bluffing, she was so scared that she

wont call the cops Please, I’m just

clearly. What surprised Julie was that Julien eventually let her go. By the time Julie reached the hotel. panting

escaped danger, but for some odd reason, Julie remembered the picture of

hour

got help already, but only to find out she was still lying

courage, disarmed Julien and checked her pulse. She was expecting to confirm that Julien was dead. But to her surprise, a

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

to her suite at the Armani Hotel. Since it was Halloween, people were everywhere, covered in fake blood, so no one paid much attention to the blood-soaked Julien.

Julie’s phone to call Klein. He came with a team to treat her wounds. Only then did Julie find out that Julien was an undercover agent planted in

since their first meeting, they kept in touch. Julien was a righteous person and considered Julie her lifesaver.

the car in front of Hope Hospital. While she parked, Julie went

from inside. A nurse came out, holding a deck of cards.

“Excuse me, is the

ago on behalf of

relative? He’s fine, just a minor concussion. He’s past the

she picked up the poker cards and left.

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immediately flew into a rage, shouting, “You bastard, you dare to show up/Shameless woman. Look, everyone, this woman not only seduced my husband but also beat him up with her

Julie looked calmly at the landlady. “I’m here to

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

Julie who actively seduced him. Julie didn’t expect the landlady to just grab