Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 189

Julie realized she shouldn’t pry into what Kieran was hiding from her because the answer might give her insomnia tonight. So she decided to ask the question she’d always wanted to know.

“So, if Ivan survived, how’s Bertha Stewart’s kid?”

She’d always wanted to know the answer to this but never had the nerve to ask. After all, Bertha’s child was Lucian’s only kid, and Kieran had once said that he’d treat the child as his own. So, if the kid hadn’t survived, it would have been a deep blow to Kieran too.

Kieran had been waiting for Julie to ask this question because that kid was like a thorn in her heart. Only if she asked him directly would he tell her the answer without hesitation.

He pulled out his phone, opened his photo album, and found a picture to show Julie.

In the picture, there was a little boy wearing a black hoodie. He was as tall as Ivan, sitting on a floor full of puzzles, staring blankly at Animal Planet on TV. His long eyelashes shadowed a pair of deep black eyes that seemed melancholic beyond his years.

“Phoebe Hernandez.” He said.

“Phoebe.” Julie repeated softly, her fingers gently tracing the child’s picture, seemingly lost in thought.

He knew she was pondering why Bertha named the child Phoebe.

Then it dawned on Julie. “Where is the kid now?”

Bertha had committed suicide by jumping off a building. The cause of her death was still under investigation. Lucian was a dangerous man and was incapable of taking care of a child. If the kid wasn’t with Kieran, where could he be?

“Switzerland.” Kieran said, “Bertha wanted Phoebe to be with Camilla Stewart. Phoebe was sent to Switzerland right after she was born.”

Camilla was Bertha’s sister, or, in other words, Phoebe’s aunt. It made sense for Bertha to decide to let Camilla take care of Phoebe.

Whenever Julie thought of Phoebe, she thought of Lucian.

“You still haven’t found Lucian?” She asked with worry.

While looking at Julie’s frowning face, Kieran gently stroked her cheek but eventually shook his head. All he could say to her was, “I’ll let you know the moment there’s any news about Lucian.”

“Promise you’re not lying to me?”

“I promise.”

finger. Even though it was a childish gesture, Kieran still hooked his pinky with hers. “You know, you can’t always trust

words in bed.”

that!” She laughed, pulling back her hand with a smile on her face. “All I know is that if a man lies to a woman in her bed, it might be easier for him to land

her into his arms as he playfully raised an eyebrow. “I

as she played with his fingers.

of

Julie could figure out what he meant, he said, “Why don’t you test me? After you’ve recovered from your ordeal, I’ll prove

fell silent.

suddenly let go of his hand, pointing to the heavy rain outside.

to ask, ‘It’s raining,

him, she randomly grabbed her phone from the bedside table, found Daphne’s number, and said, “It’s pouring heavily

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she dialed Daphne’s number with a

a few times

yet?” She asked with concern.

of her mouth. “I’m home; I’ve been home; stop

Daphne hung up without waiting

had started raining when she left the

that she was penniless when she walked out of the hospital door. Julie’s sudden kidnapping that day had left her in a hurry to reach the old factory at Enchanted Pathway for an

was raining, she was debating whether to go back and ask Mr. Hernandez for a favor when a black Passat suddenly stopped in front of her. Daphne hadn’t seen this car before, so she curiously stared into the dark window, only for it to be

to see the man in the driver’s seat. Who else

Daphne almost ran into the rain, pretending not to see the man in

had no intention of letting her escape

pounded in fright, but she composed herself, pretending as if nothing had happened, and continued to

was not in a hurry. He just drove his car, following Daphne at a leisurely

a car slowly moving

that if she didn’t get in the car,

single apartment. So Daphne just kept on pretending that she had no idea who was in the car tailing her and

then disaster struck.

about to dig for her keys

still

standing at the apartment door with a troubled face, “Did you leave your keys at my place? Daphne, you’re really lucky that I happened to drive by, or else you might be spending the night on the