Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 138

When Julie woke up again, she found herself in the hospital.

Her memories started playing back like a film reel.

All she remembered was dragging her suitcase, suddenly feeling a sharp pain in her stomach, and then staggering towards the company’s entrance.

Just as she walked out of the doorway, she heard a familiar, childish voice yelling, “Mama Julie!”

Then, the endless flash of camera lights…

Julien, hand in hand with Ivan, squeezed through the swarm of reporters to get to her.

Ivan clung to her leg, refusing to let go. Then Julien’s gaze shifted behind her, and in the moment Julie turned around, she saw Kieran’s tall figure.

Then Ivan called out to Kieran uneasily, “Dad…”

Then, an onslaught of camera flashes aimed at her again.

Eventually unable to endure the severe pain in her stomach, Julie collapsed into Kieran’s arms.

When she woke up again, she was in the hospital.

She saw white walls and IV bags by her bed. The pain in her stomach was much less. Julie guessed it was either gastritis or enteritis, an issue she’d had since childhood.

From outside, she heard Kieran’s angry voice, “If the news can’t be suppressed, then fire the entire PR department!”

He must be talking about what just happened at the company’s gate. All those media people had been waiting for so long, just to dig up some gossip, right? Now that they got their headline news, of course they would report it with all their might.

Even if Kieran wanted to keep the whole thing under control, he would need to put in some effort. But what Julie didn’t expect was Ivan

suddenly showing up at the company’s gate.

Kieran seemed to hang up the phone outside, and then he asked, “Do you realize what you did wrong?”

Then Julie heard Ivan’s stubborn reply, “No!”

“What do you mean, ‘no’?” Kieran’s voice was stern.

Ivan calmly replied, “I only have one Mama Julie. You’re so useless, what if she leaves again?”

“If she really wants to leave, do you think you can keep her by holding onto her leg?” Kieran countered.

Although Julie didn’t want to listen to Kieran and Ivan’s conversation, she was a bit surprised. It was the first time she had ever seen a father educate his child like that…

After a while, he finally answered, “Because I’m not

Kieran said, “What?”

also wondered. What did this have to

voice came from outside. He seriously replied to Kieran, “Dad, you’re right! I’m not strong enough to hold onto

onto Julie’s leg? That image was just too absurd

needle,

walk out of the room. She didn’t even glance at Kieran

few steps, Ivan grabbed

brought back all the memories about Ivan. She even remembered their first meeting, when Ivan craftily held her hand, saying she

her words were cold.

said to Ivan without looking at him, “I am not your Mama Julie, and I

though Julie had rejected Ivan many times before, she

His face was filled with confusion and sadness.

But she still bent down and pried Ivan’s fingers off her one by

hand covered Ivan’s chubby hands, she suddenly felt tears sliding down her cheeks. She used

been pierced.

“Mama Julie…”

a red nose from trying not to cry.

only have one Mom. You can’t

by the door, watching Julie’s trembling back, and then looking in the direction of

even handle such a small matter. He really should be

few patients and nurses. Some recognized Kieran, and others gave Julie reproachful looks for being so heartless.

to her leg was so

Karl. He walked over, bent down to pry Ivan’s hands

suddenly burst into tears. He grabbed Julie’s t-shirt again, refusing to let

voice. Ivan was

reached out with his other hand to wipe his tears. Worried that one

to Kieran and Ivan the whole time, afraid that once she turned around and saw Ivan’s pitiful face, she would

a cold person, but

persisted a bit longer, she wouldn’t be

reached out and forcibly pried off Ivan’s hand.

who had been holding back from turning around, turned around in that moment.

was crying a mess. He kept reaching out, trying to

turned to

Ivan tucked under one arm and was gripping

waiting for Julie’s consent, he hauled her backwards.

Kieran face to face. “Let go! Where are

Center,”