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.

he supposed to be in a

held her forehead, feeling helpless, then looked up at everyone’s expressions. Everyone was clearly peeking, but the moment Julie looked up, they all pretended to be

such a headache.

Kieran, but just as she was typing her furious response, she received another message from Kieran. He said, “Damn autocorrect.

Julie fell silent.

that photo that you forwarded to me

autocorrect, it became, “Where is that photo of

face scrunched up. She looked up at the staff who were pretending to be busy working and wondered if she went over to

Kieran asked her to upload the photo of their marriage certificate, she grudgingly helped him set up a private album, but instead of uploading their certificate,

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

open the conference room door just as Julie was about to return to the storeroom with her phone to wait for

was leading the

as Julie was wondering if she should go over, Kieran had already passed by

push open the door to the

closely behind and

the entire process, Julie was completely ignored.

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

conference will take place

Kieran praised Karl, which

was taken

what it takes, they need to suppress the news from last night as soon as possible”

glanced at the coffee table next to the couch and said to

her in here: Kieran ordered.

on his

reached the doorway, Kierans voice caught

the door to the

when she saw

deal at Simpo Co. His courteous demeanor towards Julie suggested she wasn’t just some random employee

to Julie,

became increasingly uncomfortable.

for somewhere to hide, a sudden ringtone echoed throughout the

I’m sorry, I

you, I can’t breathe

can’t bear to see your tears

gathered the

told you yet, I’m

if one day my soul leaves

love you with all my

song suddenly filled

again, all eyes were on Julie