Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 98

Kieran pressed Julie’s face into his chest, making her listen to his strong heartbeat

His steady breath flowed from above, and Julie felt her own heart begin to race. Her hands were tightly pinned to her chest, unable to move

Julie opened her mouth and bit down on Kieran’s chest.

She thought he was pretending to sleep, and that’s why she bit him so hard.

“Little wildcat..” Kieran gently stroked her hair, saying, “Go to sleep. I’m a bit tired. If you keep squirming around, I’m afraid something might actually happen.”

“Then go sleep in your own room.” Julie’s tone softened. She knew that fighting fire with fire wouldn’t work on Kieran.

However, she didn’t know that a gentle approach was still ineffective. Even though her tone softened, Kieran had no intention of letting her go.

He hugged Julie tightly. His voice sounded really tired. “Be good, let me hold you”

With that, his actions became gentler. He was holding her as if she were a precious treasure

His voice was already fatally attractive to Julie. Hearing him say this made her heart seem to skip a beat.

“Kieran.”

Julie called out but got no response.

She firmly called out again, “Kieran “

Kieran reached out and turned off the bedside lamp.

“Answer a question for me first.” In the dark, Julie finally mustered the courage to look up at Kieran.

“Mmm.” His gentle voice came from above, sounding genuinely tired.

“The person who said you were her brother-in-law in the video call is she a relative of Bertha?” Jule knew that, although Bertha was an orphan, she had always been looking for her relatives.

Therefore, when she heard someone calling Kieran ‘brother-in-law, her first reaction was that the softly spoken woman must have something to do with Bertha In her memory. Bertha was a very gentle person

Kieran knew Julie would ask this question.

Hearing her somewhat nervous and cautious inquiry, Kieran gave her a positive response.

Her name is

whispered. What a nice name

Bertha’s eyes staring at her

patience to open the shell could see her stunning beauty. But Bertha’s beauty was apparent, like a diamond. Even if placed among ordinary stones,

Kieran had betrayed her and turned to Bertha, she had mixed feelings, but she could understand Kieran’s choice. After

happened, Julie only remembered Bertha’s clear eyes looking at her before she died. It was

thunderclap came from outside the window, scaring Julie into tightly gripping

He suddenly remembered how, in past thunderstorms, Julie would always cling tightly to him, treating him as a lifesaver and

she were in the sea, on the verge of drowning, and he was her only lifesaving float.

think of Julie who was afraid of

a stormy night, she lost her parents and her only sister

gently patted Julie’s

the nights that they spent together many years ago.

eyes suddenly became

days she spent with Kieran, the nights they spent together, and

drowned out all the noise, making the entire room unusually quiet. So quiet that

didnt know if it was the rainy night that made her vulnerable, or Kieran’s presence that made

thinking about resisting, and said in a haze. “Tell

Julle wasn’t really expecting an answer, so he

this familiar embrace,

suddenly came from above her head. He said, “This is good too. You’re

was too comforting, or perhaps she was really tired, but Julie eventually fell asleep in

and Julie slept

Gilded Gate Residences were a bit far from where she worked, Julie set her alarm

off, Julie’s head was a bit muddled as

shoulder and, following her fingers, found the phone. The hand turned off the alarm and then rested on her waist Kieran’s head was on Julie’s back. His eager breath successfully dispelled any remaining sleepiness Julie had

behind her. What happened last night suddenly came back to

move his hand. Somehow, they ended up sleeping in the same bed last

voice rang

Julie found an

said, “We’ll go out

Kieran was not the type to sleep in. Once awake, he’d be up and about. But why was he

I’ll go check

until eight. Don’t

you know he’s not getting up until eight?” Julie turned around, not expecting

her lips brushed against