Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 198

A little boy in a dark blue baseball cap bumped into Julie, like hitting a brick wall. He lost his balance and sat down on the ground. Just as Julie was about to bend down to help him up, the little boy pulled down the brim of his cap to hide his face. He picked up a dark blue pendant that had fallen to the ground and clutched it

to his chest as if it were a precious treasure.

Julie extended her hand to the little boy, but he didn’t look up. Suddenly, a tall man burst out of the hospital. He scooped up the boy from the ground without a word to Julie, then turned and headed towards a black SUV parked outside the hospital.

The little boy didn’t cry or struggle, he just kept his head down. Julie couldn’t see his face, only his small hands clutching the pendant.

She watched the man get into the car with the little boy in his arms until the car door closed. Inside the car, she saw a pair of red pointed heels, authoritative and imposing. Her eyes followed the woman’s ankle up, until they were obscured by the car door.

All she could see was the woman’s hand, with dark red nail polish, reaching out for the boy.

The boy hesitated, then placed the delicate blue pendant in the woman’s hand.

The car door closed. Julie watched the black SUV drive away.

It wasn’t until her phone buzzed in her pocket that she snapped out of her reverie and picked up the call.

It was Dr. Brice’s voice on the other end, “I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. Turns out it was really you.”

The familiar voice not only came from the phone, but also seemed to be coming from behind her.

She turned around, and sure enough, Dr. Brice was standing right behind her. He was wearing his white doctor’s coat, phone in hand.

They locked eyes. He ended the call, then walked towards her, “Last time I saw you, it was in the newspaper.”

Julie smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to respond. Ever since he had bluntly expressed his affection for her, things between them had become a bit awkward. Even though they still occasionally chatted on WhatsApp, most of the time they talked about Sansa Abraham, no longer occasionally caring about each other’s lives as friends.

Feeling the shift in their relationship, Dr. Brice took the initiative to speak, “Did you come to see your sister?”

Julie nodded, “Why are you here at the hospital entrance?”

three days ago. In fact,

laughed, “I’ve been dating recently, but I haven’t found the right person yet. My family asked me if I had someone in mind. After thinking about it, I thought! might have some feelings for you, but I’m more focused on myself. So…just like we

with a

friends. Don’t worry, I’m not interested in a married woman, and I won’t have any thoughts beyond friendship

humor made Julie laugh, “Dr.

Brice said to Julie, “If

After watching Dr. Brice leave, Julie turned and pushed open

lying on the hospital bed was so thin that her cheeks were sunken. That

of stones hit them, crushing both cars under its chassis. The huge impact caused the stones on the truck to slide off, completely

the stones by hand, everyone else at the scene of the accident had already died, only Sansa still showed signs of life. At that time, Julie and Kieran were not divorced yet. With Kieran’s help, Julie managed to rush Sansa, who was hanging on by a thread, to the Tranquil Care Hospital for emergency treatment.

four months later that she gradually regained the ability to breathe

by her side during her toughest times. She had watched her closest people pass away one by one, and Sansa suffer from illness time and time again. She had thought about ending Sansa’s life herself in despair, but Kieran grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the darkness step by step.

person who pushed her back into the abyss

Julie couldn’t afford the high medical expenses at Tranquil Care Hospital, so Sansa was transferred to Oakhurst Hospital. Over the years, Julie had lost hope of seeing Sansa

memories, but she held it tightly. When she was a child, she loved watching

hand, leaned on the bed and used her arm as a pillow.

She said, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth, but her eyes were brimming with tears.

dare to think about what we might have missed all these years. We went through a lot before we

is past. If we have a chance to correct our mistakes, we should cherish it.

line, Simon, started a charity for rare diseases. I wasn’t back with Kieran then and was short on funds. If I had used

I thought, if he made the donation because he knew us, maybe he knew you? Too bad

if you know him, but I think anyone who would donate to us must

phone rang. She saw it

Call me

planning to take a taxi home, but Kieran was there in

Sansa lying in the hospital bed, then asked Kieran on the phone, “Where are you?

gave Sansa a hug and left

parked in the parking lot. It was a low-profile black business car, with a license plate number that stood out to Julie. She glanced

pinched her cheek and