Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 149

Within the conference hall, cameras were going off non–stop, all lights spotlighting the stage.

Golden tablecloths were spread over the hastily–prepared stools. Julie and Kieran were seated onstage, with Ivan in between them.

Kieran’s assistant, Karl, stood off to the side, while Daphne sat next to Julie.

Daphne glanced at Julie nervously. “Julie, although I often interview celebrities, this is the first time I’ve been interviewed. What if something goes wrong?”

“We keep our mouths shut and just nod,” Julie said, completely chill.

Daphne looked at Julie incredulously. “Didn’t you say you understand Mr. Hernandez but won’t forgive him? Why are you suddenly holding this press conference?”

Daphne’s voice was barely above a whisper.

When Julie first married Kieran, she’d imagined countless times how they would go public, but she never expected to be under the glare of camera flashes, like they were announcing a major corporate decision.

Before Julie could answer Daphne’s question, the reporters started firing away. “Ms. Abraham, what was the tweet you deleted around noon today about?”

“Ms. Abraham, are you and Mr. Hernandez holding this press conference to clarify your relationship?”

“What do you think of the rumors that you ‘get your way to the top by sleeping with men‘?”

Questions flew left and right, not even giving Karl a chance to get a word in.

Ivan couldn’t stand to see anyone bullying Julie. He was about to speak out, his demeanor resembling an agitated little leopard.

However, before Ivan could utter a word, Kieran’s hand was already on the seat.

Kieran reached for the microphone.

But Julie beat him to the punch, addressing the media calmly, “Just like the tweet I accidentally deleted today, I gave birth to the child myself, I don’t need anyone to depend on.”

Kieran looked at Julie, his initial intention to speak replaced by a tender gaze.

It was a look none had ever seen on Kieran’s face before.

Kieran first came into public view when his brother Lucian Hernandez died in a plane crash.

then, Kieran had drawn widespread attention for his ruthless business acumen that had allowed Simpo Co. to steadily establish its position in the industry, becoming an immovable

previous scandal with

with Bertha ended with Kieran suing Creative Nexus Media, revealing

Kieran had an illegitimate child, it caused a

statement silenced the entire conference hall for

a barrage of questions

reporters pointed their microphones at Julie, showing no intention of letting Kieran

go public, she never considered backing down. So when

flurry of questions, calmly raising the

the microphone from Julie, his charming smile pointing to the

fell on Julie, adding, “And

a reporter was about to speak, Kieran continued, “Oh, and the child is mine, and Ms. Abraham and I are

Karl

previously chose to keep their marriage secret to protect Mrs. Abraham and their son from excessive media attention. Due to the recent

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these false reports.”

it couldn’t stop the curiosity of the journalists.

asked, “Ms. Abraham just admitted that the tweet was hers, so does this mean that the ‘Jokier‘ account truly belongs to

indeed hers, it would indirectly confirm the rumors about

Julie decided to tell the

her hand, then turned it over to hold her palm in

by Mrs.

rich, handsome guy mentioned in Ms. Abraham’s tweet refer to Mr. Hernandez?” a

“I’m honored to have once been the apple of

Abraham pursue you first?” A voice from the crowd asked.

days were good at digging up the dirt, and her pursuing Kieran back in the day was no secret now. It had pretty

the

Hernandez? Care to share?” A female reporter asked

dodged the question, but considering her past tweets, she ended up answering with a grin, “Just have

reporters were a bit taken aback by

over the mic, smiling into the camera lens, a smirk playing on his lips, “I’m a bit of a petty guy, and I set up some tricky

with affection

at Kieran in surprise, but then Ivan suddenly stood up, naturally taking Julie’s hand,

bending down to pick up Ivan, then asked Julie and Ivan, “What are you guys in the