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.

nearest salon?”

“Huh?”

at Raines.

your

to shave it

Feeling like he had been saved, be quickly handed Hayden the tablet he had been holding, “Emily asked me to give this to you.”

Raines rushed

bothering to look at him, walked out,

have something to say, just say it. I will definitely obey your command to stay still, so you don’t need to go through the trouble

command?” Hayden’s hawk-like eyes locked onto Julien’s

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

remember what I told you when I left years ago?” He tightened his grip on

respond. In her memory, he had

his gaze so deep as if he was expecting

with all her strength, saying, “The past is the past. The man I remember is dead

she added, “I obey my superior’s commands because I owe him.

asked you to wait for me,” Hayden suddenly

upon hearing his words, she fell silent,

was a rush, and in the message, I told you to wait for me, to wait for me to take responsibility for

she ever asked him to take responsibility. She had even considered that her impulsive actions would lead to a major fight and their eventual separation.

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

“I think you misunderstood. I never thought you

that, she turned to leave. The highly intelligent Hayden probably realized she never received the text, but he did

he said to

the stubborn woman by the door continued to leave, as

is now refusing very straightforwardly,” he said from

took a deep breath, stopped, and turned around, “What are your

meaning of your words just now,” he stood there, telling her, “Unless you want me

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

like a storm, fast and furious. Every time she

body completely weak. Only then did he finally

at her, his rough fingers gently brushing over her burning lips. His body pressed against hers, his deep, ocean-like eyes staring at her unblinkingly. His attractive, thin lips

even lift her leg to