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

to stick to the original plan and headed to Milan alone. She booked a room

Halloween celebrations. During Halloween, there were amazing live

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

a pool of blood. Despite the darkness, the dimly lit alley, and

reaction was to dial 911, but to her surprise, a barely conscious Julien suddenly pointed a gun

was so

call the cops Please, I’m

dim light, 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

but for some odd reason, Julie remembered the picture of her and Kieran in her phone.

an hour later, she went

help already, but only to

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

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

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

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

Julle knew about Julien, but since their first meeting, they kept in touch. Julien was a righteous person and considered Julie her lifesaver. Seeing her this

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

Unexpectedly, the door was pushed open from inside. A nurse

me, is the

visited a few days ago on behalf of

eyes full of discontent as she looked at 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,

she picked up the poker cards and left.

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dare to show up/Shameless woman. Look, everyone, this woman not only seduced my husband but also beat him up with her

calmly at the landlady. “I’m here to discuss

are struggling, I kindly rented the house to you, but you seduced my husband! With that,

was Julie who actively seduced him. Julie didn’t expect the