Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 119

It took Julie about thirty seconds to process Julien’s words before she stammered out, “How did you know about Bertha…?”

“I also know about your ex-husband, Kieran. I found out after I came back to the country,” Julien added.

At first, Julie was surprised, even a bit incredulous. But knowing Julien’s capabilities, it wasn’t too far-fetched for him to know these things, so she didn’t press further.

Looking at Julie, Julien asked, “Do you think Bertha could’ve committed suicide?”

Julie frowned and asked, “What do you mean?”

“Describe what happened the day Bertha jumped off the building,” Julien commanded, not sounding like he was asking or requesting.

Julie had always been honest with Julien. She didn’t tell him about Kieran, not because she wanted to hide it, but because she figured Julien was busy with other things and wouldn’t have time for her trivial matters.

So, when Julien asked, she answered truthfully. “I got a call to deliver coffee to Noblewood Retreat. As I was about to leave, Bertha fell from the building. I was sitting on my motorcycle and fainted. When I woke up, Kieran told me Bertha had passed away.”

“So, you didn’t see Bertha jump?” Julien inquired.

Julie shook her head. Then, as if remembering something, she looked up at Julien and said, “After Bertha jumped, I saw a shadow on the rooftop. I think it was a person, but my mind was all over the place, so I can’t be sure.”

Julien nodded, “Anything else suspicious?”

Julie shook her head, “No.”

Julie paused before asking Julien, “Why are you suddenly investigating Bertha’s death? Didn’t the police rule it as suicide?”

“Do you trust me?” Julien asked suddenly, looking at Julie sternly.

Julie didn’t hesitate; she trusted Julien.

After all, she had saved her life before. But her sudden question left her puzzled.

“So, should I trust you?” she asked back.

your heart. You choose who and what to believe; follow your heart,” Julien

Julien had said so much to Julie, which

have other matters to

long been accustomed to Julien’s enigmatic and unpredictable nature, so she

was saying to listen to her heart and trust her, right? But why did she feel like Julien

find an answer. So, she decided to get up and

time to pay, she was told that Julien had already taken care

she’d walk into a swarm of reporters waiting for her outside. Microphones were shoved in her face, all asking about

and didn’t know how to react as more and more

was figuring out how to escape, Julien, wearing a baseball cap, suddenly reappeared. She didn’t know how Julien managed to break through the crowd, but she had thrown his jacket over her

car.

her into the car, then hopped onto the hood and in one smooth motion, jumped over to the

Julien left the stunned reporters

a lot of reporters on the road,” so Julien had returned, unsure if the media were

Julie laughed.

laughter, Julien asked, “Where

a moment, she replied, “If it’s on your way, drop me at Creative Nexus Media.

knew Julien had a dangerous job and didn’t want to delay her, so she was very

asked, “Did you sort out that issue with your

to the hospital, but the landlord was discharged without any fuss and didn’t bother Julie again. Julien had been busy recently and hadn’t had the

Julien hadn’t mentioned it, Julie

it. I didn’t ask

asked, “Isn’t it customary to repay kindness with

she casually replied, “It’s not like I was the one who put

actually

previous comment made her sound ungrateful.

Media, and no sooner had Julie gotten out, her phone started to ring.

was Daphne, Julie quickly picked it up. From the other end of the line came Daphne’s whiny

dead, how are you

“I wouldn’t want to scare you with a

obviously rehearsed her spiel. “I didn’t finish what I was saying this morning! What I wanted to tell you is that whether it’s the past or now, the one who survives

chord with Julie, as she’d just