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

What a nice name

suddenly remembered Bertha’s eyes staring

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

had mixed feelings, but she could understand Kieran’s choice. After all, everyone pursued beauty.

only remembered Bertha’s clear eyes looking at her before she died. It was as if she had never been tainted by the

thunderclap came from outside the window, scaring Julie

thunderstorms, Julie would always cling tightly

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

Kieran would think of Julie

a stormy night, she lost her parents and her only sister became a vegetable. And on the

Julie’s back,

was just like the nights that they spent together many

suddenly became

she spent with Kieran, the nights they spent together,

making the entire room unusually quiet.

the past. She didnt know if it was the rainy night

into his arms, no longer thinking about resisting, and said in a haze. “Tell me, how did we end up like this?”

Julle wasn’t really expecting an answer, so he

this familiar embrace, stopped struggling.

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

tired, but Julie eventually fell asleep in his arms, not

was a dreamless night, and Julie

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

the alarm went off, Julie’s head was a bit muddled as she reached out

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

around to look at Kieran behind her. What happened

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

voice

breakfast Julie

go out for

sleep in. Once awake, he’d be up and about. But

sleep. I’ll go

not waking up until

until eight?” Julie turned around, not expecting him

as she turned, her lips brushed