Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 277

“Safe travels, come back alive, so you can die by my hand,” Hayden ended the call.

Julien was about to approach Hayden to discuss the mysterious man in black, when he suddenly turned around and asked, “Do you like flowers?”

Taken aback, Julien hesitated at the entrance of the room before turning around to leave.

“Stop!” Hayden’s commanding voice echoed from behind.

Julien stopped in her tracks and turned to him, “I don’t answer personal questions.”

“What do you want to say?” The topic of flowers was seemingly closed between them.

“I found Simon, the first in line to inherit the Fitzgerald family fortune, his private jet took off twenty-three hours ago, on a domestic flight path, but lost contact midway. I can’t locate the specific landing spot,” Julien reported.

Hayden’s eyes hardened, “Did you find out his purpose?”

:

“Vacation,” Julien replied. “I figured out the charitable donation. Simon initiated it, intended for global special cases, specifically for typical difficult diseases and targeted cancer patients. However, due to an error in verifying the list, the funds were donated to Sansa, who shares the same name. It was purely coincidental.”

“Do you believe that?” Hayden asked Julien with a meaningful look.

Julien scoffed, “No.”

At some point, Hayden had moved in front of Julien. He gently stroked her hair, “I don’t believe it either. Keep investigating.”

With that, he calmly left the study, leaving Julien standing alone.

After a while, Raines returned to the study to look for Hayden, but finding only Julien, he casually asked, “Where’s the young master…?”

“Get out!”

Taken aback by Julien’s outburst, Raines was surprised. However, he knew better than to argue and promptly left.

“Wait,” Julien called out to Raines before he could leave.

Raines stopped reflexively.

the nearest

“Huh?”

at Raines.

your hair?” Raines

to shave

a strained smile, only to see Hayden reappear at the door. Feeling like he had been saved, be quickly handed

that, Raines rushed away.

to look at him, walked out, only to be

ended up being pulled back into his arms. Instead of struggling, she calmly said, “If you have something to say, just say it. I will definitely obey your command to stay still,

Hayden’s hawk-like eyes locked onto

each other, Julien could clearly feel Hayden’s warm breath. She remained silent in

told you when I left years ago?” He

respond. In her memory, he had left without

staring at her, his gaze so deep as if he was expecting an answer.

past is the past. The man I remember is dead in

“I obey my superior’s commands because I owe him. But I’m not responsible for reminiscing about the past with him.”

you to wait for me,” Hayden suddenly said to Julien.

his words, she fell

text. It was a rush, and in the message, I told you to wait for me, to wait for me to take responsibility for you,” he explained.

anything from him, nor had she ever asked him to take responsibility. She had

all the possible outcomes, him leaving without a word was not one of them. And she had never

you misunderstood. I never thought

leave. The highly intelligent Hayden probably realized she never received the text, but he did not understand what she meant by her words.

said

stubborn woman by the door continued to

is now

a deep breath, stopped, and

of your words just now,” he stood there, telling

don’t think you’ve done anything wrong. You’re an adult, and you have every right to make your own plans. And back then, I was an adult too. I had the courage to take responsibility for everything I did… just don’t come any closer. Stay right there and let

she was pinned against the door behind her. The man had one hand on the door and the other around her waist, pressing her firmly

Every time she tried to speak, he

she was out of breath and sense, her body completely weak. Only then did he finally have

her, his rough fingers gently brushing over her burning lips. His body pressed against hers, his deep, ocean-like

controlled by the man, couldn’t even lift her leg to kick him. So while she cursed him, she