Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 230

Standing at the door was a lady. She was wearing black seven-inch stilettos, a white shirt paired with a formal skirt suit. Her long hair hung straight from her head to her waist. She wore black-framed glasses, her eyebrows slightly furrowed as she stared at the crowd at the door.

“Who are you guys looking for?” the lady asked.

Dylan glanced behind her. “Isn’t Bruce here?”

“You’ve got the wrong room,” the lady responded coldly, but still managed a polite smile.

“But our check-in record shows that the guest is Bruce. Are you his…” the manager queried her.

The lady glanced at the manager’s badge, “Does your hotel always disturb guests like this? Tracy, could you double-check with the front desk? We just checked in ten minutes ago.”

“This…” The manager was somewhat taken aback, turning to look at Kieran.

“Go check,” Kieran told the manager, then gave Dylan a look.

Dylan got the message and left with the manager. As soon as they entered the elevator, he immediately called the general manager of the hotel, instructing him to lock down the entire hotel and monitor everything.

After Tracy called the front desk and confirmed, she turned to Kieran apologetically, “Mr. Hernandez, Bruce was indeed staying here earlier, but he checked out half an hour ago. Miss Lisa checked in ten minutes ago.”

“Do you guys have any other business?” The lady named Lisa politely nodded at Kieran.

Suddenly, a magnetic voice came from inside the room, “What’s going on, Lisa?”

Before Lisa could answer, a man wearing a black shirt and light-colored gold-rimmed glasses came out of the room. He was wearing white cloth slippers, his short hair looking neat and tidy.

He walked up to Julie and Kieran, then stopped.

Julie’s eyes darkened. She looked at the man, asking in disbelief, “Kyle?”

Kyle also appeared taken aback that Julie was at the door. He narrowed his eyes slightly, then a look of joy appeared on his face, “Joyce?”

“It’s me. Kyle, what are you doing here?” Julie looked inside the room, as if searching for something.

Kyle glanced at Lisa, “You can go back in.”

Lisa gave Julie and Kieran a look before turning to leave.

Mr. Hernandez? We met years ago. Do you remember

cultured, each word he uttered carried the air of

year of high school, the school organized a trip. Julie insisted on dragging him to the supermarket

so-called brother-in-law rarely visited Kieran’s house. He only heard about Kyle occasionally from Julie. In Julie’s eyes back then, Kyle was the typical good boyfriend. From the details Julie used to tell him, he could tell

didn’t understand why they suddenly broke up, even canceling their engagement.

Kieran, indicating he wanted to shake hands.

shook hands with Kyle, saying, “I was young then, can’t remember much.”

Julie were in high school then! Those were the wildest years,” Kyle opened the door, smiling

seat?”

the room, “Why do you sound so mature now? You were only a few years older than us when

a generation gap every three years. We can be considered people from different generations,” Kyle set his phone on the coffee table, then pointed to the sofa across, “Please, sit.

someone to discuss business here in this room. We got a bit delayed on the way here, so he might have left because he couldn’t wait. We didn’t expect you to be staying

Julie and Kieran, starting to chat with them. After a while,

lot,” he said somewhat

responded, “You’ve changed

Julie’s voice, Kyle turned his head, his gaze

familiar with Kieran knew he was, sizing up

door Kyle furrowed his brows, gave Kieran a slight smile

with

Kyle stood up

were a few men in casual clothes. They showed their IDs, “National

Kyle, entering the room to start their search. They didn’t find the person they were looking for,

waist, smiling at Kyle, “Seems like he won’t be

and Kieran, nodding his head.

Julie in his arms, stepped into the elevator, then pulled out his phone to call Dylan, “The folks from the National Security Agency

footage. I’m waiting for you guys downstairs,” Dylan

the elevator, Kyle in the room turned his gaze to the

we got the wrong room.” After searching the room, the lead agent apologized to Kyle before

surveillance footage,

agent’s voice came through the

removed his gold-rimmed glasses from the bridge of his nose, and his eyes

car.

footage?” asked Kieran to Dylan.

“I glanced through it just now. The footage hasn’t been tampered with. Someone did enter room 1423. It was a stranger who brought Lucian upstairs, and he was also

filled with only Dylan’s