Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 182

Kieran’s hands were a bit rough. He touched Julie’s face gently, his voice softer than ever, “Sweetheart, wait for me outside.”

“I won’t go…” Her stubbornness was just like when she was a kid. She tightly held his hand and ignored everyone else’s orders.

He glanced at the timer. Four minutes and twelve seconds left.

The bomb disposal experts were sweating bullets, their drops falling onto the concrete floor. Things didn’t look too promising.

“Joyce, I don’t know if my decision back then was right or not. I knew it would hurt you. I knew my choices would make you hate me. But, Joyce, I’d rather you hated me alive. ”

Between Julie and Kieran was a bomb disposal expert. Even if she wanted to hug him now, it was impossible.

She knew the bomb strapped to Kieran’s back could blow them to smithereens. She knew if she didn’t let Kieran speak now, he might never get another chance.

But she still covered his mouth.

She cried.

Tears blurred her vision, she couldn’t see him clearly, so she wiped her tears with her free hand, “You’re wrong, Kieran, you’re wrong… you shouldn’t have kept things from me. We shouldn’t have missed all those years. Why didn’t you trust me?”

“Then prove it to me, show me you can take care of yourself. Get out of here now!” Kieran was getting emotional.

Julie tightened her grip on his hand, “I can’t… Kieran, I can’t…”

“Ivan is waiting outside for you. Sweetheart, be a good girl, go wait for me outside.” Kieran’s voice was hoarse.

The mention of Ivan was a stab to Julie’s heart.

“I’ve already made you miss the most important five years of Ivan’s life. I can’t let you miss the next five years. Joyce, prove it to me, get out of here!” From his initial comforting words to his current yelling, each word was a dagger to Julie’s heart.

She knew someone outside would stop Ivan. She knew she should obey, but…

“Don’t… Kieran, don’t! I can’t… I can’t…” Her eyes were red, her legs felt like lead.

She shook her head forcefully, crying and stuttering, “Next Saturday is Ivan’s birthday. I promised him we would go for a picnic… We never had… never…”

Julie was no longer making sense. Kieran, swallowing his pain, pried her fingers off one by one, “Joyce, I love you… I’ve been loving you in all the ways I know, foolishly trying to have you, to protect you. I never even asked if you wanted this kind of love. Honey, I never stopped loving you, it just went from passionate to silent. Please, tell Ivan that I love him…”

“I don’t want it!I don’t need that kind of love! I don’t want to go…”

Kieran pried off Julie’s fingers one by one, but Julie stubbornly grabbed his arm again.

He looked at the timer again. Less than two minutes left. Kieran pressed the button on the walkie-talkie, “Get Julie out of here!”

Soon, Julien arrived.

weakened Julie towards the door. Julie was gripping

to leave him! I love him, Julien, I love him…” Julie looked

she still

fast as he could towards

her lack of strength, but she still tried to crawl back to Kieran.

grabbed Julie,

Julie…” Ivan’s voice

embedded

left till the

Three… two… oné…

sound echoed in the air. The roof of the entire factory was shattered into pieces, a burst of flames

eyeo:

‘Tailie Julie!”

“Julie!”

the ground

Harding?!” Dylan’s desperate voice rang

see Harding and a nurse running towards them with

arms. Daphne stared in shock at Harding by the stretcher. He was Daphne’s former boss, also Flavia’s husband’s cousin. He was

in Iceland with

surprised

way to the hospital, or put her on the stretcher and drive her

After handing Julie over to Harding, Dylan also turned to run towards

into the ambulance. Lionel also got

stubbornness and adventurous spirit he inherited from his mother, Ivan actually turned around and ran

police van. Only Julien remained standing. She furrowed her

play hero.”

go of me! I need to save Kerry!” Ivan’s voice was soft and nasal. He was

to see a reflection of Kieran in Ivan’s face…

after all, he was

your

indignation and anger, but… he

She shook her head, flicked Ivan’s

picked him up and

check-up, confirming she

just fainted.” Harding wasn’t one for explanations, so he left the rest

After ordering other doctors to give Julie an 1.V., Harding treated her

Julie had

darkness. There was a glow in the distance. From the light, a tall shadow

the light. She could hear the sound of howling wind and heavy rain.