Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 285

“Want some more?” Daphne offered her ice cream to Julien like it was a prized possession.

Julien, without hesitation, took it from Daphne’s hand and started eating it voraciously.

In all the years she had known Julien, Julie had never seen her indulge in a snack like this. It was truly a sight to see. But…

Wasn’t her eating manner a bit too aggressive? It was less of eating and more of stuffing her mouth.

Was this binge eating a result of some traumatic experience, perhaps?

Julie gently patted Julien’s back, concern lining her features. Julien, with a mouthful of ice cream, looked back at Julie with a confused expression, as if asking ‘why are you patting my back?’ through her gaze.

“You’re going to get a brain freeze if you eat ice cream like that,” Julie remarked, watching Julien’s eating frenzies.

Julien then handed the now-empty ice cream tub back to Daphne:

Daphne tossed it into a nearby trash bin and chuckled, “I always thought you were too high and mighty to enjoy such earthly pleasures. Turns out you also love vanilla ice cream, just like me.”

Julien looked perplexed, “What ice cream?”

“…So, you just ate half a tub of ice cream without even khowing what flavor it was? Daphne asked, the disbelief evident on her face.

“That’s vanilla, vanilla ice cream. The one you just ate,” she said, trying to suppress her laughter.

“Ah,” was the only response Julien gave.

Julie suddenly grabbed Julien’s shoulder, “Who are you, and what have you done to my Julien?”

Julien swatted Julie’s hand away, and turned to Daphne, “Give me the couch.”.

Daphne glanced at the couch beneath her, a grey piece of furniture that had been with her for a while now.

She patted the couch, speaking to it as if it were a pet, “My dear couch, the queen has taken a liking to you. It’s an honor really. She wants to take you away, but don’t miss me too much. I’ll come visit you occasionally.”

“I didn’t mean your couch,” Julien retorted, looking at Julie, “I meant, I’ll be sleeping on the couch tonight.”

“You’re not going home tonight?” Julie asked, looking surprised, “Won’t Hayden be looking for you?”

Julien countered, trying to play it cool, yet eagerly

cute? Hayden adores you; how could

go beyond mere fondness,” Julie pondered.

moment, Daphne nodded, “Yes, I think it’s love. How

hearing this, Julien abruptly stood up and

going?” Julie

a bed on the floor,” came Julien’s aloof reply

to whisper to Julie, “Don’t you find her attitude

is it?” Julie asked, merely curious, but not holding out much hope for

with a triumphant grin, revealed, “I’ve decided

looked at Daphne as if she had lost her mind, “What

apologized to her unborn child, “Sorry, baby. Your dumb mom

patted Daphne’s shoulder sympathetically, “Don’t worry, Daphne. Your child has a

suddenly exclaimed, grabbing Julie’s hand, “If it’s

Julie mentally said a prayer

Daphne ran off to the bedroom

Julien had made a makeshift bed on

baby. If it’s a boy,

asked her, “When are you and Lionel Kemp

question… was unexpected!

heard Julien’s question and was instantly taken aback.

turning to Daphne,

into a wealthy, complex family like Lionel’s. She says it’s like a deep, dangerous ocean, and with my intelligence, I might not survive. Not only would risk losing my child, but I might also lose my own life. You know those people in TV dramas who step on others’

mom is right.”

was surprised that Julien would support Edda

the ocean is deep and dangerous, you would not even try to swim? What about the

of the wealthy was an ocean, and she stood at its edge, wrestling with the decision to dive in. Her

the most important question was, what

simple. She turned to her friend, Julien, with a look of desperation,

this was a

smiled awkwardly at

you need to ask yourself whether you really want to take the plunge. Secondly, the decision to dive in depends

suddenly made sense

most important factor was

grabbed Julien’s hand, and looked at her gratefully.

Daphne, “You seem to