Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 144

“Married?” Julie’s gaze instantly locked onto the man’s face and her tone grew tense, “You and me?”

“Yes, you and me.”

Upon hearing Kieran’s answer, Julie suddenly burst into laughter, “You want to remarry me?”

“No, I don’t.” Kieran responded.

Julie laughed even more brazenly, “Then how on earth could we be married? We divorced five years ago…”

At this point, Julie suddenly noticed the expression on Kieran’s face. Although she wasn’t sure she knew Kieran well, she was certain that he was extremely confident at the moment.

Seeing Kieran’s expression, Julie began to doubt herself…

She looked up at Kieran, “Five years ago, I signed the divorce papers and we went to the City Hall the next day. I personally signed the divorce papers and I personally took the divorce certificate out of the City Hall. We ceased to be husband and wife five years ago, so if we’re living together now, we’re cohabiting. How could we be married?”

“No. 88, Evergreen Avenue, Dreamscape District, the office on the left as soon as you enter. Take your divorce certificate there tomorrow and see if it’s valid.” Said Kieran.

No. 88, Evergreen Avenue, Dreamscape District? Julie had been there twice, once when she married Kieran and once when she divorced him. That’s the address of the City Hall.

Julie’s expression turned from stiff to shocked, “You mean the divorce papers I signed back then are fake? And the divorce certificate is fake too?”

Kieran remained silent. In Julie’s eyes, this meant he was admitting it.

She forcefully pushed Kieran’s chest, “Get up and explain!”

Julie’s action was too big, causing Ivan next to her to suddenly roll off the bed.

Julie quickly ran to Ivan. He was sleeping on a folding bed for accompanying patients. The bed was low, so he wasn’t hurt. Ivan just rolled over, mumbled some incomprehensible sleep talk, and continued sleeping.

Kieran was sitting on the edge of the bed, loosening his tie. Looking at Ivan who was sound asleep on the floor, he got up, picked Ivan -up, put him-back on the bed, and covered him with a blanket.

Julie lowered her voice and grabbed Kieran’s sleeve, “Was the divorce certificate I got back then invalid?”

“Tomorrow morning at seven thirty, I will have a breakfast meeting with the director of the finance bureau. The City Hall opens at nine. You can go check for yourself at nine. I’ll pick you up at nine thirty to go home.” Kieran said.

Julie was still holding onto Kieran’s sleeve, “Explain now!”

tomorrow. Let’s sleep

grabbed a pillow from it, and threw it in the middle of the bed.

the left, I’m on the right. Don’t cross this line tonight.”

was about to do

a hospital, so Julie figured he wouldn’t actually

planned to go to the City Hall to check the truth the

suddenly turned around and warned Kieran,

won’t move.” He

closed her eyes. She fell

Julie, in a semi-conscious state, suddenly felt something

out to swat it away, but instead, her hand touched a patch of warm skin. After several seconds, Julie

resting on Kieran’s face. He didn’t seem angry. Instead, he leaned down to kiss her forehead, and then used his hand to tousle her messy hair, “I didn’t mean to wake

he said, “I have to go now.

stared blankly at Kieran’s retreating figure, his jacket in hand, and it took

to take Julie’s temperature, only to find Julie sitting

she almost

one hand and Julie’s change of clothes in the other, “Mrs. Hernandez, Mr. Hernandez asked me to take you to the City Hall later.”

dropped Julie off at the City Hall right on

looked at the bag Karl had returned to her, and then glanced at her watch. The hands were pointing at

your partner?” The newly on-duty staff casually

bit embarrassed, Julie shook her head, “I’m not here to get

is next door.” The staff member replied indifferently. When she raised her

something dirty on her face, Julie rubbed her face and said, “I’m

what are you here for? You look kind of familiar.”

here to ask you to check

member seemed to find the request hilarious, “You’re not sure if you’re

quite embarrassed, and finally asked softly, “So… can

gave her a helpless look, then logged into the system. Her eyes widened

Ex-husband.” Julie

eight years.” The staff member looked at Julie, “Your husband is really Kieran,

been divorced from him for five years, five years!” Julie exclaimed, a tad too dramatically, to the clerk. “We’ve been divorced for five years.

“You’ve got such a great husband, why wouldn’t you want the bliss of

no…” In a frenzy, Julie hastily fished out her divorce papers from her bag and handed them to the clerk, “Look, we have our divorce papers. We came here together years ago to get it done, signed it