Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 165

“What?” Julie suddenly turned her head to look at Kieran, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Kieran calmly drove, answering her, “At that time, Ben licked your neck, which led to an allergic reaction. Of course, I was just a kid back then. I didn’t know you were having an anaphylactic shock.”

“So, what’s this got to do with you kissing me?” Julie looked at Kieran, waiting for his response.

Kieran shrugged innocently, “When I was five and learning to swim, I watched a first aid video. And I thought mouth-to-mouth could save your life…”

“So you performed mouth-to-mouth on me…” Julie nodded, half understanding, “I’m really glad your kiss didn’t kill me!”

“You should be thanking Ben for that.” Kieran said.

“Ben?” Julie looked at Kieran in surprise, then burst into laughter, “So Ben stopped you from performing mouth-to-mouth on me?”

Kieran shook his head, “I still kissed you.”

Julie took a deep breath, “Can’t you tell the story in one go?”

“Then you can’t interrupt me when I’m telling it.”

Julie put her hand over her mouth, showing she would cooperate.

Only then did Kieran continue, “When I bent down to give you mouth-to-mouth, Ben ran home and brought my grandmother. Just as I was about to kiss you, my grandmother picked you up and handed you over to our family doctor. Then my mom called your mom to take you home.”

All Julie remembered was waking up and getting a serious scolding from Darcey. Darcey, in a bid to prevent Julie from such dangers, confiscated all her comic books.

And it was precisely because Julie found it unfair that she later got involved in the incident of getting hit for that ring. Since then, Julie frequently brought up the fact that she got hit in front of Kieran.

After hearing Kieran’s brief and clear description of the entire incident, Julie understood. She turned to Kieran and asked, “So, the time after you won the interschool championship… was actually our second time…”

“It was the third time.” Kieran interrupted Julie before she could finish.

Julie’s counting fingers froze in mid-air.

“The third time?” She extended another finger and looked at Kieran, “When was the second time?”

Kieran didn’t answer Julie’s question, but looked at her and said, “Do you remember the tombstone we made for Ben?”

Ben, the big brown dog, and the hole she and Kieran dug for

said, “Would you like to go back

looked at Kieran in shock. After her family went bankrupt, their villa was auctioned off by the court. At that time, the Hernandez family was mostly under Lucian’s control.

she wanted to buy back the villa, but she declined. Firstly, she didn’t want Kieran to do such a thing for her. Secondly, the villa held her childhood memories, but it was also filled with painful past she didn’t want to relive. She was young and didn’t have the courage to

surprised Julie. She asked,

the car in front of her old villa.

here remained

helped Julie open the car door, then led her

Kieran rang

had bought back the villa, hence the visit. She didn’t expect him to brazenly ring another person’s doorbell. Surprised, she grabbed

“Aren’t we

pointed at the door and asked, “If no one comes to

shrugged nonchalantly, “Maybe.”

Kieran’s arm, pulling him towards the car while seriously saying, “Stop fooling around! It’s so late, aren’t you

and seriously said, “I thought you were a superhero?”

of Kieran’s arm and asked

admitted, “Yes, I am

suddenly leaned down, kissed Julie’s lips,

moment, the door opened.

her senses, ready to explain to the person who opened the door that she got the wrong place. But when

familiar. Julie thought for a moment, then suddenly

was still in shock, Kieran had already led her by the hand and walked into the villa

woman who opened the door, “Helga, Mrs. Hernandez and I will be staying here tonight. Could

and turned to prepare the rooms.

wasn’t until Kieran led her into the backyard that Julie remembered what she wanted to say, “Did

a

court sold the villa to an anonymous rich man. How

of an old locust tree in the backyard, holding Julie’s hand, and calmly replied,

seemed to Julie

said, “I knew I’d bring you home

buy it?” Julie let go of Kieran’s hand and asked him.

assets of the Hernandez family were indeed controlled by Lucian. Though the price of a mansion was a drop in the ocean for the Hernandez family, Kieran was in no position to afford it.

a deal with Lucian. He agreed to buy the mansion and then transfer it to me, and I promised to take over the company before I turned 22