Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 167

Since it was Julie’s request, Noah didn’t hesitate a bit to rip open the courier package, revealing a beautifully wrapped purple box inside. “Keep going,” Julie urged.

Noah opened the purple wrapping, revealing a delicate black velvet box that looked pretty fancy.

It reminded him of a ring box.

Julie glanced at Kieran, as if asking if he had anything to do with the package. After all, apart from Kieran and Elliot, no one else had ever presented her with a ring. And her name was clearly written on the box.

But Kieran just shrugged and said, “Anonymity ain’t my style.”

Well, figures…

A guy like Kieran, confident and unapologetic, when he gave her a ring, he’d put it directly on her finger, leaving no room for refusal.

While Julie and Kieran were talking, Noah had already opened the box.

Inside, there was a stunning ring.

The very emerald they had seen at the auction earlier that day.

After being stunned for a moment, Julie laughed and said, “Who’s so boring to send a fake over.”

“There’s a certificate of authenticity,” Noah held up the gem certificate to the camera.

Julie glanced at it and chuckled, “They’ve done a good job, even prepared a fake certificate.”

She casually teased, looking at Kieran with a playful smile, but his expression was serious. Her smile froze…

Kieran was usually confident, rarely showing such a serious look. Did this mean…

“What is it?” Julie asked hesitantly, “Wasn’t the ring bought at the auction? That can’t be the real one, right?”

She was partly asking Kieran’s opinion, partly comforting herself that it must be a fake. After all, who would spend 9 million dollars on an emerald ring for her…

But Kieran’s expression seemed to suggest the ring wasn’t a fake.

Instead of answering, he dialed a number on his phone.

Half an hour later, at Kieran’s command, Karl delivered the ring from Noblewood Retreat to their villa. Julie took a good look at the ring, then turned to Kieran with a serious look, “It looks the same as my mother’s. I can’t tell if it’s real or not…”

watch. It was 9:30

you somewhere,” he handed the

ring back in the box and asked him with a puzzled look, “Where are we

hand and

find a place to hide this ring!”

she didn’t realize the value of the ring. Now she felt like holding 9 million dollars in cash, feeling anxious, hoping to deposit it in a bank vault as soon as

finally understood why her mother had slapped her for merely

in close, “My face is worth 9 million dollars too, but that doesn’t stop you from

to skip this topic and managed a forced smile, “Where are you taking

going on foot. Where

her as the type who’d patiently take her

wasn’t just taking her for a walk. He led her to a

a bell, Julie wisely chose

was pushed open from

fifties greeted Kieran with a warm smile,

home?” Kieran

referred to and nodded, “Yes, he’s home. But he’s been busy, didn’t even

him. Are you here to see

nodded, “I’ll go up.”

that, he led Julie

here, nor who ‘he’ Kieran was referring to. But judging

front of a closed door. Without knocking, he pushed the door open.

on a keyboard, surrounded by four computers, each running different programs,

I can’t beat this jerk trying to track my

Julie was speechless.

about Kieran’s cousin, Payne Hernandez, a brilliant hacker. Even the National Security Agency had tried to recruit him. But he loved his freedom and didn’t like constraints, so he publicly rejected their offer.

artist named Mister L, learning about comic creation. Later it was confirmed that the so-called Mister L was actually the eldest son of the Lamont family. Because they were so close, there were rumors that they were actually in love. But when Mister L got

Payne quit his job as a comic assistant. She recalls people saying that Payne quit because he felt betrayed by

course, most of the gossip was heard from Daphne.

Kieran, Julie had bought off almost everyone around him, but for Payne, this

saw him, she was kinda disappointed.

he turned to: Kieran and said, “Kieran, people say let bygones be bygones,

her as a bygone, a past

emerald ring from Julie’s pocket and put it in front of Payne,

when Julie shook Kieran’s arm and seriously asked Kieran, “Your cousin doesn’t even know anything about this ring, are you sure he can