Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 113

At that point, Tina should ve stepped in and stopped everyone, but honestly, Tina was a bit curious about the answer too. She’d seen Mr. Hernandez and Attorney Abraham getting all lovey-dovey more than once. So she just hung back, pretending not to see the chaos unfold.

Julie didn’t hesitate in her response, “Our relationship is strictly professional, nothing more. The media’s just full of hot air. Mr. Hernandez is a great boss, always standing up for his employees. The media loves to stir the pot, so don’t believe everything you hear!”

Julie was dead serious

Seeing Julie’s solemn stance, everyone started to buy into her story

After all, if Attorney Abraham really was Mr. Hernandez’s girlfriend, he wouldn’t have her working out of a storeroom, would he? That just didn’t add up!

Just when everyone was starting to believe Julie, someone chimed in, “But what about that photo of Mr. Hernandez and Attorney Abraham in the cake shop?”

“What?!” Julie, who hadn’t been keeping up with the news, quickly pulled out

phone and opened her news app

The photo shocked her. It was clearly taken by a shop employee, capturing the moment when Julie almost fell and was caught by Kieran.

The news headline was totally over the top, “Simpo Co’s CEO and his new squeeze!” ‘Sources say that when they’re alone, they refer to each other as Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez.”

What the hell was that all about?

Julie’s face was a picture of fury. She turned to everyone and said, “This photo has nothing to do with the lies they’re spreading”

“So, Attorney Abraham and Mr. Hernandez arent. 7’Everyone curiously looked at Julie.

Julie shook her head, “Mr. Hernandez was just being nice and helping me out. If he knew the media would twist it like this, he probably wouldn’t have been so helpful”

Julie’s explanation didn’t seem forced. Besides, knowing Julie as they did, they were more inclined to believe there was nothing going on between her and Kieran. Everyone nodded in agreement

But as that was happening, Julie’s phone screen was still on. Her phone buzzed, indicating a new message.

Before Julie even had a chance to read it, someone had already sneakily glanced at her phone. It was a message from Mr Hernandez to Julie

“Holy shit!” Everyone gasped at the content of the message, then quickly scattered back to their own seats, pretending to be busy

As they left, they cast a lingering glance at Julie

Julie looked bewildered at the sudden change in everyone’s expressions, then lowered her gaze to the message that Kieran had sent her.

-The message read, “Where is that photo of you fucking me last night?”

She looked at her phone screen in disbelief

hell was this?” she thought.

supposed to be in a meeting?

at everyone’s expressions. Everyone was clearly peeking, but the moment Julie looked up, they all pretended to be busy.

gossip was such a headache.

typing her furious response, she received another message

Julie fell silent.

the intended message was. Where is that photo that you forwarded to me last

an unfortunate autocorrect, it became, “Where is that photo of

looked up at the staff who were pretending to be busy working and wondered if she went over to explain now… would

she grudgingly helped him set up a private album, but instead of uploading their certificate, she uploaded

last night before going to bed. He probably just found out and was now blaming her.

room door just as Julie was about to return to the storeroom with her phone

leading

wondering if she should go over, Kieran

around, only to see Kieran push open the door to the CEO’s office without any expression and

closely behind and

entire process, Julie was

Kieran took off his suit jacket and casually threw it aside, then asked Karl, “Did you take care of the task I assigned you last

said. The press conference will take place in ten minutes.”

praised Karl, which was quite rare

taken aback.

the PR department; no matter what it takes, they need to suppress the news from last night as soon

table next to the couch

her in here: Kieran ordered.

hesitation, Karl turned on his heels and headed for the

as he reached the doorway, Kierans voice caught him,

left, closing the door to the office behind him.

go to Kieran herself when she saw Karl

Simpo Co. His courteous demeanor

eyes turned to Julie, some envious,

increasingly uncomfortable.

was looking for somewhere to hide, a sudden ringtone echoed throughout the office.

told you yet, I’m sorry,

I can’t breathe

your

just haven’t gathered

told you yet, I’m

if one day my soul

you with all

filled the

eyes were on Julie