Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 162

Chapter 162

Knowing about Albertine and Lionel’s past fling, the thoughtful organizers purposely separated their seating arrangements.

But they were clueless about the beef between Kieran and Elliot. They thought these two guys were just partners, so they placed them together.

Upon learning that there was no awkwardness between Lionel and Albertine, Daphne began to stress about Julie.

She kept throwing glances in Julie’s direction.

At that moment, Julie was making eye contact with Adeline. The host was delivering the opening speech. There seemed to be some sort of unspoken tension brewing between Kieran and Elliot.

The spat that happened outside earlier didn’t sit well with Daphne. She wanted to ask Lionel to convince the organizers to reseat the four of them, but turned around to find Lionel and Albertine in deep conversation.

And Albertine’s hubby, Mr. Farrell, was attentively listening to the host’s speech.

In the end, Daphne could only look back at Julie, only to find Julie whispering to Adeline.

Maybe she was overthinking.

She was too far to hear what Julie and Adeline were chattering about.

Actually, Adeline was gossiping.

Probably because she was pissed at the rapport between Elliot and Kieran, she said to Julie, “When you remarried Mr. Hernandez, did you ever consider how your first love would feel?”

Adeline’s comment silenced the three people present.

But Adeline acted as if nothing happened, telling Julie, “Doing this will upset my brother, you know!”

“Adeline!” Elliot’s face turned sour. He shot Adeline a look, signaling her to zip it.

call it quits. Once Elliot spoke up, she shut

among the four of them had now become awkward to

with Albertine. He glanced at Elliot, then asked Daphne, “If I

had a good memory. The last time Daphne interviewed him, Julie had shown up and seemed to be waiting

attentive. She nodded and replied with a

saying this, she suddenly felt she overshared. She was merely Mr. Lionel’s date for the evening. He surely wasn’t interested in her personal life.

felt embarrassed and let out

her observation and sensitivity were definitely not inferior

for many years, Albertine asked with concern, “Your friend isn’t in trouble, is

first, Daphne was a bit worried, but seeing Julie sitting calmly not far away, she confidently said, “She’ll be fine! Julie’s never lost

“So, you guys grew up together?”

realize Lionel was asking about her relationship with Julie, so she replied with

lost a fight since she was a kid? You two must be very close!” Lionel said,

went to the same school as Julie in middle and high school, although we weren’t in the same class. I didn’t have the courage to get to know Julie then, or we might have become friends earlier. You should know that from middle school to

she was speaking,

why couldn’t she stop talking once she started?

was next to her, was very interested, “Why did you stop? Keep going! I was

a look, “Tini, why do

her covered her mouth and pointed to the auction item on

this, Albertine slapped his arm, signaling him to let her go. After he did, Albertine turned her attention to the auction stage, curious to see what the night’s showstopper

entire ring was a

It was the ring her mother always wore on her right ring finger since she was a child. Her mother treasured it. But the year the Abraham family went bankrupt, her mother and her lover eloped with all the

mind like a

though she was

Julie was more active than boys. She aspired to be the superhero characters she saw on TV. In her childhood memories, her parents, Darcey

that her mom’s family wasn’t actually dirt poor, but her dad was born into a life of poverty. Her mom fell head over heels for her dad when she was young,

at playing the stock market. Whether it was luck or skill, he

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