Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 226

Hiding out in the bathroom, Julie was shook to the core after watching the video recorded last night. She couldn’t believe the wild things she did. Finally, she emerged from the bathroom, face flushed with embarrassment.

The guy in last night’s video was clearly pooped. She sneakily researched about booze-induced sexual behavior. Studies show that men can still perform sexually after drinking, but usually, they suck at it. After a certain level of alcohol, though, they might last longer. Judging from the video….

Julie didn’t dare to reminisce that scene. After sprucing up her room a bit, she did another shocker and then… took off.

Ivan was already off to school. When Julie went downstairs, Shannon approached her, “Mrs. Hernandez, you’re up? Let me get you some lemon tea!”

Shannon could tell Julie was walking a bit stiff. Julie awkwardly told Shannon, “No need… I have to run an errand. If Kieran wakes up…”

She paused, then said, “Just tell him you have no idea where I went.”

With that, she took off with her virus-infected phone from last night.

Watching Julie’s retreating figure, Shannon hurried to Noah, “Honey, something has happened!”

“Why are you freaking out? What happened?” Noah frowned.

Shannon glanced at the direction Julie left in, then at Kieran’s master bedroom upstairs, and said to Noah, “Do you think Mr. Hernandez has been holding back for so long that he’s impotent? Mrs. Hernandez was fine when they went to the room last night, so why is she denying it this morning?”

“These things take time. Your panic won’t help, Noah quickly advised Shannon, “Mr. Hernandez might wake up soon. You better prepare some lemon water.”

Julie found a phone repair shop, handed her phone to the clerk and asked, “Sir, my phone’s been infected by a virus. Can you check it out?”

Borrowing the clerk’s phone, she called Daphne. It took a while for Daphne to pick up. Julie quickly asked, “Daphne, are you okay? I got hammered last night.”

“I’m good.” Daphne replied with a carefree tone, “You’re so concerned about me, wouldn’t Kieran mind?”

“He…” The thought of Kieran’s expression when he woke up was too much for Julie. She didn’t know how to explain to Daphne, so she took the easy way out, “Daphne, I have work to do. I gotta go!”

Just as she hung up, she heard the clerk say, “Miss, I’ve never seen this virus before and your phone is an old model. I can’t fix it. Your phone is outdated, how about getting a new one?”

This phone meant a lot to Julie and she couldn’t just toss it.

So, she thanked the clerk and took her phone to leave.

The clerk added, “If you know any hackers, perhaps they could help.”

the clerk a grateful

in a cab to Payne’s house.

as last time opened the door. The nanny

he drank a lot last night. But he was already sitting

sleeping in!” Julie said, looking at Payne’s back.

calmed down instantly. He turned to Julie, his face

was suspiciously

need your help,” Julie said,

Payne cut her off, “Great! I need your help

couldn’t think of how she could help Payne, so she just blurted out her problem

and said confidently, “Leave it to me! I promise

phone aside, looked at her excitedly,

it is,”

It’s a small thing. Do you know where Julien lives? Or her phone

apologetically, “I’m really sorry, but I

lives with Hayden, but I don’t know where. Julien is

touch then?”

I tell you we communicate through telepathy, would you believe me?”

friends, even without regular contact, are like family. She and Julien were that kind of

and asked Julie,

Julie was speechless.

didn’t seem to be lying, Payne eventually picked up her phone with a sigh of resignation, “Don’t worry, I’ll fix your phone for you. But you better not tell Kieran

a moment, he suddenly turned to Julie, “Hey, speaking of which, where’s Kieran? Why didn’t he come with

to continue imagining the things she did before

didn’t leave him home alone, did you? You know, he may seem tough, but

all too well,” Julie muttered under her

at Julie, puzzled, “What

shook her

except… if he drinks too much, he’ll forget everything that happened the night before by the next morning. If he’s lucky, he might

was curious, looking up at Payne, “How do you know?”

drinking like a fish every day,

further, but just