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.

family. She planned to attend Milan Fashion Week with

Julie decided to stick to the original plan and headed to Milan alone. She

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 live performances,

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

Despite the darkness, the dimly lit alley, and the snow falling down, Julien was lying in

Julien was dying. Her immediate reaction was to dial 911, but to her surprise, a barely conscious Julien suddenly pointed

Julie didn’t think Julien was bluffing, she was so scared that she even dropped her phone.

cops Please, I’m just a passerby

let her go. By the time

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

hour later, she

help already, but only to find out she was

was expecting to confirm that Julien was dead. But to

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

Since it was Halloween, people were everywhere, covered in fake blood, so no one paid much attention to the blood-soaked Julien. They thought she

treat her wounds. Only then did

in touch. Julien was a righteous person and considered Julie

car in front of Hope Hospital. While she parked, Julie went upstairs to find her landlord’s

inside. A nurse came out, holding a

“Excuse me, is the patient

a few days ago on behalf of Julie, so she knew

concussion. He’s past the observation period. You guys are not only hogging the hospital bed, but

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at the door. On seeing Julie, she 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 lover, causing him to be hospitalized!”

at the

sister are struggling, I kindly rented the house

who actively seduced him. Julie didn’t expect the landlady to just grab her hair. As she was about