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 strong

Kieran said, “What?”

also wondered. What did this have to do

outside. He seriously replied to Kieran, “Dad, you’re right! I’m not strong enough to hold onto Mama Julie, but you are. If you

onto Julie’s leg? That image was just too

the IV was nearly finished, Julie skillfully pulled out the needle, and then pressed the wound

arguing with his father with a determined heart. At this moment, he saw Julie walk out of the room. She didn’t even

Ivan grabbed her leg, “Mama Julie,

heavy she could barely walk. She didn’t even dare to look back at Ivan holding onto her leg. His soft voice brought back all the memories about Ivan. She even remembered their first meeting, when Ivan craftily held

the end, her words were

without looking at him, “I am not your Mama Julie, and I don’t have a son like you…”

Julie had rejected Ivan many times

tightly. His face

like she couldn’t breathe. But she still bent down and pried Ivan’s fingers off her one by one.

felt tears sliding down her cheeks. She used all her strength

like it’d been pierced. Old

“Mama Julie…”

now had a red nose from trying

back his tears and said, “I only have one Mom. You

and then

handle such a small matter. He really should

Some recognized Kieran, and others gave Julie reproachful looks

the kid clinging to her leg was so adorable,

down to pry Ivan’s hands off Julie’s leg, and

Julie’s t-shirt again, refusing

Ivan was crying

one hand wasn’t enough to hold onto Julie,

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

cold person, but at that moment, she did the coldest

a bit longer, she wouldn’t be able to help

surprise, Kieran suddenly reached out and forcibly

she was so shocked, Julie, who had been holding

crying a mess. He kept reaching out, trying to

turned

under one arm and was gripping Julie’s wrist with the

Julie’s consent, he hauled her backwards.

to face. “Let go!

Center,” Kieran replied.