Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 180

Davina’s got a remote in her hand, hooked up to a tiny time-bomb strapped to the rope binding Julie. All it’ll take is one click of that button and boom! The bomb detonates, rope snaps, and Julie takes a plunge.

We’re talking a good dozen meters up. A fall from this height, Julie’s either a goner or she’s looking at some serious injuries.

Davina’s gripping the remote like her life depends on it, staring down Julie like a hawk, “Ever watched someone you love die right before your eyes?”

She lets out a hearty laugh, her face twisted into a cruel smile, “You’re about to find out! Kieran’s on his way. You’re head over heels for him, right? You’ll know what it feels like soon enough!”

Despite Davina pushing her to the edge, Julie, tied up and all, keeps her cool.

“Davina, we’re both law students. You know what you’re doing has consequences, Julie said, her brows furrowed in concern. “Is it worth it? You’re throwing your future away. What’s going on between us doesn’t worth destroying both you and me…”

“Shut up!” Davina snatches a gun from a guy standing nearby, pointing it straight at Julie. “If it weren’t for your parents, my dad wouldn’t be in prison; my mom wouldn’t leave him and take me to Veridia. If it weren’t for you, Rankin wouldn’t be dead! This is all on you! You started all this!”

“Your father… is Latham Field?” Julie’s jaw dropped.

A few years back, Darcey took off with a bunch of cash, Padgett died of a stroke. Julie and Kieran were newlyweds. Sansa Abraham got into a car crash chasing after Darcey, and was fighting for her life in the hospital. The Abraham family was on the brink of bankruptcy. Kieran even had to handle Padgett and Darcey’s funerals. Julie spent her days by Sansa’s side, refusing to accept that she was practically a vegetable.

It wasn’t until later that she found out her dad was involved in smuggling. The cops tracked down the smuggling gangs, and the Field family got caught up in the mess. The media only reported on Latham, keeping his family out of the limelight as they weren’t involved in the smuggling or embezzlement.

Julie only connected the dots today when Davina brought it up.

Being tied up like this, Julie didn’t exactly expect Davina to let her down easy.

So she fired back at Davina, “The person responsible for your dad’s prison sentence is himself. Smuggling and drug dealing are serious crimes!”

“If it weren’t for your dad, my dad wouldn’t have resorted to smuggling and embezzling!” Davina’s clearly lost her marbles, spitting out words filled with years of resentment.

say goodbye to my dad, who should I blame for that? Your dad’s in prison for smuggling and drug dealing because he committed a crime! Look at yourself! How are you

have no right to judge me!”

echoes through the

felt like the bullet whizzed past Julie’s ear, shattering the window behind her. The sound of

heart skipped

way. Do you think he’ll be devastated to see you fall?” Davina’s completely lost it, seemingly finding some twisted pleasure from hurting

announced on the news a couple of days ago isn’t mine. It’s Kieran’s and Bertha

he wouldn’t have signed that contract today. You know, that represents his life’s work and wealth. Without his shares in Simpo Co., he’d be left with nothing. You say he doesn’t love you? A man who doesn’t love

in disdain, “No man who’s loved you has had a good ending. Rankin’s dead, and Kieran won’t last

went to study abroad!” Julie refused to accept

was a cool, aloof boy, but when he smiled, he had charming dimples. Whenever she got a question wrong, he’d tap her head

coldly. “You just didn’t care enough about him to know the truth. He didn’t go

confused Julie. If he didn’t go to study abroad,

my father locked up, if it weren’t for us having to gather lawyer’s fees for my dad, if it wasn’t for you, Rankin wouldn’t be

keep her calmness. She blamed all her misfortunes on

come alone following Davina’s suggestion. Davina held the remote control. Julie’s fate was in Davina’s hands. It wasn’t until the

Romeo and Juliet?” Davina chuckled.

sweet smile, but it looked twisted and

was so deep! To be together, Juliet took a placebo, woke up to find Romeo killed himself because of her, so she couldn’t bear it and killed-herself too. Why do you think this story has been passed down? Because it’s Shakespeare’s work? No, because

have predicted what Davina was about to

shouted towards Davina, “Davina, it’s me who you should hate! I’m the one who took everything from

transfer contract. If you hurt me

the company will belong to my mom. She won’t be tortured by that man in Veridia anymore, wonderful! Hahaha, the really pitiful ones should be your kid! The kid without parents, will have it worse than me! That’s what you deserve!”

yelled out these words, Julie had a pretty good idea of what she

she planned to kidnap Julie, she had no intention of surviving.

you really want to punish is me; the one you hate is also me. Kieran has nothing to do with this.