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.”

Even though it was a childish gesture, Kieran still hooked his pinky with hers.

words in bed.”

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

his arms as he playfully

She asked casually as she played

the mother of wisdom.”

test me? After you’ve recovered from your ordeal, I’ll prove to you whether or not I’ve cheated on you physically. What do you

fell

the heavy rain outside. That was a unique way to change

ask,

found Daphne’s number, and said, “It’s pouring heavily outside, and Daphne might not have an umbrella. I wonder if she’s reached home. I should give her

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with

rang a few times before

are you home yet?” She

“I’m home; I’ve been home; stop worrying about me

that, Daphne hung up without waiting for Julie’s

had started raining when she left the

hospital door. Julie’s sudden kidnapping that day had left her in a hurry to reach the old factory at Enchanted Pathway for

whether to go back and ask Mr. Hernandez for a favor when a black Passat suddenly stopped in front of her. Daphne hadn’t

the driver’s seat. Who else could

see the man in the car. Her acting was worthy of

her escape like that and swerved the car

pretending as if nothing had happened, and continued to walk in the

in a hurry. He just drove his car, following Daphne at a

a person and a car slowly moving forward on

strong feeling that if she didn’t get in the car, this patient man would follow

she had no idea who was in the car tailing her and sprinted all the way back

then disaster struck.

apartment door looking like a drowned rat, and only when she was about to dig for her keys in her bag did she have the sudden realization, “Oh crap,

was still at

Lionel casually rolled down his car window again and looked at the woman standing at the apartment door with a troubled face, “Did you leave your keys at