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.”

What

staring at her before she

patience to open the shell

turned to Bertha, she had mixed feelings, but she could understand Kieran’s

clear eyes looking at her before she died. It was

window, scaring Julie into

sudden embrace took Kieran by surprise. He suddenly remembered how, in past thunderstorms, Julie would always cling tightly to him, treating him as a lifesaver and never letting go.

were in the sea, on the verge of drowning, and he

there was a thunderstorm, Kieran would think of Julie

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

gently patted Julie’s back, soothing

the nights that they

eyes suddenly became

spent with Kieran, the nights they spent together, and the things they said

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

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

gently leaned into his arms, no longer thinking about resisting, and said in a

Julle wasn’t really expecting an answer,

familiar embrace,

“This is good too. You’re in my arms,

really tired, but Julie eventually

a dreamless night, and

the Gilded Gate Residences were a bit far from where she worked, Julie set her alarm for 6:50.

Julie’s head was a bit muddled

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

at Kieran behind her. What happened last night

Somehow, they ended up sleeping in the same bed last

voice rang in her

Julie found an excuse.

said, “We’ll go out for breakfast later. Sleep a

he’d be up

and sleep. I’ll go check on

not waking up until eight. Don’t

up until eight?” Julie turned around, not expecting him to suddenly get

she turned, her lips brushed