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

whispered. What a nice name

suddenly remembered Bertha’s eyes staring at

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 placed among ordinary stones, her dazzling light couldn’t

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

remembered Bertha’s clear eyes looking at her before she died. It

Julie into tightly gripping the man beside her.

He suddenly remembered how, in past thunderstorms, Julie would always

the verge of drowning, and he was her only lifesaving

would think of Julie who was afraid of thunder.

she lost her parents and her only sister became a vegetable. And on the day she gave birth, he personally said he would choose to save Bertha’s

Julie’s back,

like the nights that they

eyes suddenly became

nights they

the entire room unusually quiet. So

she remembered the past. She didnt know if it was the rainy night that made her vulnerable, or Kieran’s presence that made her so sentimental.

and said in

expecting an answer, so he just kept holding her.

coveting this familiar embrace,

head. He said, “This is good too. You’re in my arms, and I’m

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

night, and Julie slept very

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

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

a strong arm came over her shoulder and, following her fingers, found the phone. The hand turned off the alarm and then rested on her

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

tried to move his hand. Somehow, they ended up sleeping in the

still early” Kierans voice rang in her

breakfast Julie found an

out for breakfast later.

in. Once awake, he’d be up and about. But why was he insisting on sleeping

on and sleep. I’ll go check on Ivan.”

waking up until

know he’s not getting up until eight?” Julie

she turned, her lips brushed