Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 259

When Kieran set his mind on something, not even Amanda could stand in his way. Currently, Kieran was holding onto Amanda’s arm, showing no signs of letting go. His determination and confidence clearly indicated his resolution to stand his ground against Amanda.

Amanda and Kieran were watching at each other. In such a situation, Julie found herself at a loss for words and hence chose to remain silent.

Finally, Amanda relented, turning to Basil and saying, “Go get it.”

Basil returned with a black box, which contained an ordinary looking recording pen.

Amanda took out the recording pen and handed it to Kieran.

Kieran pressed the play button, and a voice came out. The voice had been altered, and the message was for Amanda to return home and take every opportunity to train Julie, as well as keep Julie indoors as much as possible.

Amanda said, “At first, I didn’t take it seriously, but after hearing this recording and finding out from Noah that Joyce had been kidnapped, had to believe it. With all the incidents that happened afterwards, it made me return home after Basil sorted things out.”

“Where did this recording come from?” Kieran questioned.

Amanda replied, “The day Basil accompanied me to the hospital for a full-body check-up, we found this recording pen on the desk when we returned.”

Basil pointed at the recording pen and said, “We’ve had professionals analyze the recording, but the technology is too advanced for us to find out the original voice. Amanda worried that you would be concerned, so…”

“Have Basil take grandma to rest,” Kieran instructed Basil.

Amanda held onto Kieran’s hand, “Kieran, I’m a bit uneasy. You mentioned before that Lucian is still alive, so I can’t help wondering, since he’s still alive, why hasn’t he come back? You’ve been searching for so many years and haven’t found him, could it be…”

“He is alive, and we already have some leads. You rest first, and I’ll take this recording to get it authenticated, see if we can figure it out.”

After Basil helped Amanda to retire, Kieran promptly handed the recording pen over to Payne.

Payne worked through the night, and just as the morning light graced the sky, he arrived at Noblewood Retreat.

Julie was woken up early in the morning by Bolt for training, with Kieran watching from the sidelines. Suddenly, Payne stormed into the room.

Seeing Payne’s dark circles under eyes, Julie was taken aback.

eyeing

with a mysterious air, said to Julie and Kieran, “You guys will never guess who

said affirmatively, with

computer, froze in disbelief, staring at Kieran, “How did you know?”

asked Kieran in surprise, “Why him?”

that he wanted to harm Julie years ago? But this recording seems to be saving Julie. How did you guess it was

fact despite Kieran’s surety. The idea that a man who had been avoiding Kieran would send this recording and even alter his voice was hard to

connected the recording pen to his phone with a data cable and restored the altered voice on his computer. The voice that played was indeed the voice of

I came over immediately,” Payne said to Kieran excitedly. “I thought you guys would never guess who the voice belongs to. How did you

is the voice on this recording Lucian’s, but I think the person who texted Julien using my phone was

your brain works? I want to clone one,” Payne

careful. The same goes for

this? This only proves that the person is cautious, or skilled,” Payne argued.

conclude

once again, and this

ཨང མ ྃ

Payne’s about-to-explode expression, Julie laughed at Kieran, “Stop teasing him.”

of land Lucian bought in Canada. From design to decoration, he was in charge of everything. Noblewood Retreat, although inherited from our parents, was renovated by him after they

knew every brick and tile, every blade of grass, every tree, even every

sure if the voice in the recording was Lucian’s until you started looking at me with that surprised expression, and

agreed

arranged for Julie’s car accident last time

then who wants to

the woman who kidnapped Julie last

must have been bedridden ever since she was shot the day she kidnapped me. We’ve checked everyone Davina’s been in contact with over the years, and she has no affiliations, no resources to hire a hitman from her

knew how to swim to escape. His reaction was too quick. A random hitman wouldn’t have performed so well, especially not

about this

in the recording was indeed Lucian’s, Payne

“Did you drive here?”

rode my

night, and you still dare to ride?” Julie turned to Kieran, “You should rest here. I’ll have Shannon