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.

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

first time Julien had said so much to

stood up and said, “I have other matters to handle.

Julien’s enigmatic and unpredictable nature, so she

watched Julien leave, Julie began to ponder his words. Julien was saying to listen to her heart and trust her, right? But why did she feel like Julien

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

had already taken care of the bill.

never would’ve thought that she’d walk into a swarm of reporters waiting for her outside. Microphones were shoved in

caught off guard and didn’t know how to react as more and more media

a baseball cap, suddenly reappeared. She didn’t know how Julien managed to

car.

the car, then hopped onto the hood and in one smooth motion, jumped over to the driver’s side.

the car, Julien left the

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

Julie laughed.

her laughter, Julien asked, “Where are

she replied, “If it’s on your way, drop me at Creative

and didn’t want to

stop at the bus stop, instead, she asked, “Did

bother Julie again. Julien had been busy recently and hadn’t had the chance to check in on Julie, and only

hadn’t mentioned it, Julie might have forgotten

it. I

to repay kindness with kindness? Kieran did

becoming less impulsive, as she casually replied, “It’s not like I was the one who put that

poker-faced, actually laughed at

her previous comment made her

of Creative Nexus Media, and no sooner had Julie gotten out, her phone started to

end of the line came Daphne’s whiny voice, “Julie, I’m dead tired,

how are you calling me?” Julie shot

momentary silence from Daphne. “I wouldn’t want to scare you with a call from beyond the grave. Let’s

now, the one who survives is you, and only survivors win. So let bygones be bygones! Do you still love him? Why not take the plunge and follow your heart?

chord with Julie, as she’d just heard it from