Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 187

The distance between the two was abruptly closed by Hayden’s move. Julien was caught off guard and quite repulsed. But being a master of concealing her emotions, she maintained a brief silence before addressing Hayden in a composed manner, “I don’t find our current distance comfortable. What about you?”

“Do you genuinely want to know my feelings?” Hayden’s chiseled features resembled a meticulously crafted work of art, his usually icy gaze now warmed.

His rough fingertips gently trailed along the back of her neck, the coarse sensation causing a shiver to run down her skin. Julien was always on guard against men, but this one… she could only mask her unique feelings towards him with disgust.

She grabbed his arm tightly, “Are you trying to seduce me?”

He neither confirmed nor denied.

In response, Julien retorted, “Being seduced feels disgusting.”

She used the word “disgusting,” probably the deepest form of repulsion a woman can feel towards a man. However, this man, who had experienced life and death, seemed unfazed. Instead, he revisited her previous topic, “You asked what distance I find comfortable. Lien, I prefer a negative distance.”

“Wait till the day I reach into your heart, rip it out, and see how comfortable that distance feels,” she forcefully shook off the arm resting on her neck, took a step back, and leaned against a chair, maintaining a safe distance from him.

She of course understood what he meant by “negative distance”.

He didn’t engage in an argument, but looked at her with a somewhat dominant gaze, “Lien, I’ll give you a choice. Temporarily abandon your mission from the National Security Agency, or permanently abandon your identity given by the National Security Agency. I think, Klein will listen to me.”

Klein, the previous deputy director and current director of the National Security Agency, had earned his position through the successful capture of Miles, a feat largely attributable to Hayden’s assistance. Julien’s parents were both victims of Miles, and Klein had been secrétly looking after the Julien sisters since childhood. If Hayden were to exert influence to force Klein to fire her, he would likely have no choice but to comply.

In the end, Julien merely averted her gaze, murmuring as though talking to herself, “Then tell me, what can I do for you? Apart from my own life, I have nothing else to offer.”

Her tone was sharp, direct, and cold.

Hayden cut to the chase, “If I remember correctly, you’ve had contact with the Fitzgerald family.”

Julien had once been an undercover agent for the National Security Agency, working under Miles. Although he didn’t fully trust her, he would assign her to handle many important matters, including those related to the Fitzgerald family.

longer have any ties with the Fitzgerald family,” Julien stated

need to know the grudges between Miles and them; you just need to tell me

known for their secrecy, I

Tell me about the people,” Hayden cut her

suddenly looked at Hayden, “Are you asking about the second young miss of

young miss?” Hayden asked, puzzled.

curious about that? As expected, all you men care

Julien, his gaze

family. All I know is that her name is Beatrice. She is said to be extremely beautiful, with a

heir to the Fitzgerald family, have you met him?” Hayden

surprised, “I haven’t.”

words. He knew that if even Julien hadn’t met someone, then that person must be extremely

once had a secret lover, but they broke up. Simon also had a younger

nothing to do with Miles. Otherwise,

charity project to provide free treatment for people with rare diseases in memory of his brother. The feud with Miles involved the head of the Fitzgerald family and had nothing to

the more detailed the better, Hayden

Hayden, “I might not be able to find much. I’m more interested in

didn’t want to hand Davina over to the police, having her own ways to make her feel worse than death. But today, he stopped Julien from handling the situation privately and voluntarily handed Davina over

lead on Davina,

sent out several teams to

by Julien, but none had hit a vital spot. After she was

being kidnapped, she passed out from exhaustion. When she came to again, she found herself in an operating room

that she truly woke up. She squinted her eyes open, seeing an IV needle in the

a deep voice suddenly came from a

on the operating table. She realized she was tied down

was so weak it could