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.

name is Camilla.”

whispered. What a nice name

suddenly remembered Bertha’s eyes staring at her before she died.

very beautiful, with a completely different beauty from Julie. Daphne once described Julie’s beauty as a pearl, because only those with the patience to open the shell could see her stunning beauty. But Bertha’s beauty was apparent, like a diamond. Even if

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

she died. It was

the window, scaring Julie into tightly

in past thunderstorms, Julie would always cling tightly

on the verge of drowning, and he was her only

was a thunderstorm, Kieran would think of Julie who was afraid

Julie was afraid of thunderstorms because, many years ago, on a stormy night, she lost her parents and her only sister became a vegetable. And on the day she gave birth, he personally

patted Julie’s back,

that they spent together many years

suddenly became moist

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

entire room unusually quiet. So quiet that the

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

and said in

Julle wasn’t really expecting an answer, so he just kept holding her.

coveting this familiar embrace,

voice suddenly came from above her head. He said, “This is good too. You’re in my arms, and I’m in your heart.”

or perhaps she was really tired, but Julie eventually

a dreamless night, and Julie slept very well

awakened by the alarm clock. Because the Gilded Gate Residences were a bit far from where she worked, Julie set her alarm

off, Julie’s head was a bit muddled as she reached out to

the phone. The hand turned off the alarm and then rested on her waist Kieran’s head was

around to look at Kieran behind her. What happened last night suddenly came

move his hand. Somehow, they ended

early” Kierans voice rang

make breakfast Julie found

“We’ll go out for breakfast later. Sleep

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

I’ll go check

up until eight.

Julie turned around, not expecting

as she turned, her lips brushed against his.