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.

You choose who and what to believe;

first time Julien had said so

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

accustomed to Julien’s enigmatic and unpredictable nature, so she simply smiled and

her heart

decided to get up

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

of reporters waiting for her outside. Microphones were shoved in her face, all asking

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

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.

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

Julien left the stunned reporters

of reporters on the road,” so Julien had returned, unsure if the media were there for

Julie laughed.

Julien asked, “Where are you heading next?”

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

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

asked, “Did you sort out that issue with your landlord?”

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

hadn’t mentioned it, Julie might have forgotten about

nonchalantly, “Kieran handled it. I

to repay kindness with kindness? Kieran did

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

usually poker-faced, actually

a bit embarrassed; her previous comment made

of Creative Nexus Media, and no sooner had

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

are you calling me?” Julie

you with a call from beyond the grave. Let’s cut to the

who survives is you,

chord with