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.

or not, the answer is in your heart. You choose who and what to

first time Julien had said so much to Julie, which took her off

that, Julien stood up and said, “I have other matters to

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

saying to listen to her heart

but couldn’t find an answer. So, she decided to get up and head towards the exit of

she was told that Julien had already taken care

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

and didn’t know how to react as more and more media arrived.

she 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 head and was pulling her

car.

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

left the

her seat belt as she asked, “I saw a lot of reporters on the road,” so Julien had returned, unsure if

Julie laughed.

her laughter, Julien asked, “Where are

way, drop me at Creative Nexus Media. Otherwise, just drop

job and didn’t want to delay her, so she was very

stop at the bus stop, instead, she asked, “Did you sort out that issue

discharged without any fuss and didn’t bother Julie again. Julien had been busy recently and hadn’t had the chance to

Julien hadn’t mentioned it, Julie

nonchalantly, “Kieran handled it. I didn’t

kindness with kindness? Kieran did

Julie was becoming less impulsive, as she casually replied, “It’s not like I was the one who put that guy in the hospital.”

usually poker-faced, actually

embarrassed; her previous comment made

the car in front of Creative Nexus Media, and no sooner had Julie gotten

other end of the line came

dead, how are you

wouldn’t want to scare you with a call from beyond

the past or now, the one who survives is you, and only survivors win. So let bygones be bygones! Do you still love him?

heart… “The phrase struck a chord with Julie, as