Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 190

In the end, Daphne decided to hop in Lionel’s car because he threatened her, saying, “You can get in the car and pack your stuff yourself, or I’ll have Skyler Rex toss your stuff out.”

Skyler is Mr. Lionel’s assistant. Daphne gave Lionel a cute look and asked, “Can you give me Skyler’s phone number?”

“If you call me in an intimate way, such as Lion, I’ll tell you,” Lionel responded with a teasing grin, looking quite devilish. Without another word, Daphne opened the door, sat in the passenger seat, and buckled her seatbelt.

How much did she not want to call him? Wasn’t she pretty chummy with Skyler?

“Got your tongue?” Lionel wasn’t about to let the topic slide. He didn’t start the car, but instead turned to Daphne.

Daphne gave a fake smile and said, “In my mind, you’re like a god. Casually calling you by your name would totally diminish your status!”

“Then call me ‘Mr. Ideal.”

“Mr. Ideal!” Daphne called out in a low voice.

Only then did Mr. Lionel start the car, satisfied.

Lionel’s apartment had left a deep impression on Daphne, so when she stepped foot in the room, her legs were shaking.

“I’m not going to eat you!” Lionel opened the shoe cabinet and handed Daphne a pair of pink slippers.

Daphne remembered there were no women’s slippers in the house that morning, and she could tell these were new..

Seeing Daphne staring at the slippers, Mr. Lionel smirked, “I bought these for you. Feeling touched?”

Daphne wasn’t about to tell Lionel that she was staring at the slippers because she was thinking about how much effort Lionel put into trying to move her. She viewed him as a typical manipulative man.

by sweet talk. So, she said, “Oh yes, I’m so moved!” but she told herself not

through Daphne’s insincere flattery, Lionel caught the wariness in her eyes.

walk further into the

smell his cologne, the same scent as his bedsheets. The smell

stepped back, pressing her

against the door next to

enough to envelop Daphne in his arms. Daphne saw this as a dangerous move, so she didn’t dare look up. She knew if she did, he might mistake

didn’t mean Lionel was going

heart raced, before she could say anything, she heard him ask,

wished she had

“Am I not your only man? Were your previous relationships only emotional?

when he

dumped before?” She glared at him and said, “I’ve always been the one getting dumped!”

this quick-witted woman, Lionel found himself

let go of Daphne’s face, took a step back, and looked at her solemnly, “You didn’t

She felt he wasn’t

Lionel’s past relationship with Albertine, how they didn’t end up together, and that Albertine was now happy. While the man adored by countless fans shone in the spotlight,

knew was that after he broke up with Albertine, he took a whole year off. She would never tell Lionel that she was always checking his social media. During his break, she occasionally saw his posts, pictures of

then, she thought Albertine was just one of his many girlfriends. But then, he never had another rumored girlfriend, and without the rumors, he focused on his acting career and quietly rose to

was just a journalist and a fan. She remembered jokingly discussing with Julie that the ideal love story was like her former boss Flavia and Kenton

and Albertine’s situation, so she asked Daphne, “Lionel and Ms. Albertine broke up, and does that mean their love was

her head, “Nah, the real tragedy is that he became a better man

felt pretty

guy they often talked about, let

Lionel and boldly asked, “Why did you break up with Ms.