Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 174

On her way to Simpo Co., Julien was trying to reach Julie but her calls went unanswered. Even when she arrived at Simpo Building, she couldn’t get hold of Julie.

She walked into the Simpo Co. lobby, planning to go upstairs directly to find Julie, but was stopped by the receptionist.

“Who are you looking for?” The receptionist asked Julien politely.

Julien responded coldly, “Kieran.”

“Do you have an appointment?”

“I said, I’m looking for Kieran.” Julien, clearly an impatient person, responded with a bad attitude.

The receptionist, having seen many women trying to see Mr. Hernandez, gave Julien a cold look, “If everyone could just walk in to see Mr. Hernandez without appointments, how can we run Simpo Co.? Security!”

The security guard was summoned by the receptionist. Julien exuded a presence that couldn’t be ignored. Despite the fact she looked tough, the guard still, due to job responsibilities, reached out to guide her.

The guard didn’t realize who he had messed with until Julien grabbed his wrist, twisted his arm behind his back, and pushed him onto the reception desk.

“Ouch…” the guard yelled in pain.

Julien lifted her head to look at the receptionist and repeated coldly, “I need to see Kieran.”

Suddenly, applause echoed in the lobby.

Julien turned around and saw a man in a black hoodie and dark athletic pants, clapping with admiration in his eyes.

The receptionist recognized the man and immediately addressed him respectfully, “Mr. Payne.”

Payne didn’t expect to encounter Julien here today, but he was pretty impressed by how she handled the guard.

Payne had seen Julien once at a wedding.

That brief encounter left a deep impression on him. He had been tracking her whereabouts since then. The fact that he couldn’t find her proved how mysterious Julien was.

“Payne and this lady…”

Hearing how the receptionist addressed Payne with respect, Julien let go of the guard. Although she didn’t know this man named Payne, she directly told him, “Take me to Kieran.”

She needs his help? Nice!

Payne winked at the receptionist and said to Julien with a smile, “Follow me, gorgeous.”

The receptionist didn’t stop Payne, so all she could do was watch as Julien and Payne entered the elevator together.

Payne introduced himself to Julien,

Payne. The only reason she spoke was that Payne had

with a smile, “So, Lady Knight, what’s your name?”

Lady Knight?

Julien had been called

at Payne and didn’t respond.

by Julien’s rejection. It

help you out?” Payne asked with a smile.

number rise. Right now, she was thinking that she shouldn’t have been so naive to think she could just waltz into the Simpo Co. building. She should have taken

“Since I helped you, you

me.”

she had encountered a weirdo, and

joking. I know you wouldn’t think of me like that,” Payne said.

some

“Aren’t you going to show any

already said thank you,” Julien said.

>

just continued to smile at Julien and said, “Normally, people would exchange contact information and express their gratitude politely under these circumstances. We could even grab a meal together if we had the chance. Babe, you’re giving people the impression that you’re not

people punch you when you talk too much?” Julien suddenly asked.

Payne

you say another word, I’ll punch you.”

Payne fell silent.

elevator. Tina, seeing Julien’s

gesture at Tina, “Don’t block her, she might punch you.”

kicked open the door

Tina was shocked.

shoulder, “Go do your thing. If the door is

moment, Kieran was still on the phone. Right when Julien kicked the door open, she heard

door shut, nearly hitting Payne who

successfully shut out the

door open again,

Julie?” Julien

didn’t look at her, but instead focused on his computer screen where he

great. It seemed like everybody had their kryptonite.

Kieran and watched the screen

to have a look, only to find in the computer video a man in a black hoodie, pushing a cleaning cart and following Julie from behind. The man saw Julie enter the ladies’ room, immediately put

in himself.

room, you could see him pulling out a

later, he dragged an unconscious Julie out, took something from the cleaning cart, stuffed Julie inside, covered her with a few white towels, pulled down his

was super smooth, obviously premeditated.