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?”

he be looking for me?” Julien countered, trying to play it

pretending to be cute? Hayden

Julien go beyond mere fondness,” Julie pondered.

nodded, “Yes, I think it’s love. How else could he put

Julien abruptly stood up

where are you going?”

the floor,” came Julien’s aloof reply from the

mouth to stifle her laughter, leaning in to whisper to Julie, “Don’t you find her attitude adorable? I’ve thought

asked, merely curious, but not

triumphant grin, revealed, “I’ve decided to name my baby

at Daphne as if she had lost her mind, “What if it’s a

to her unborn child, “Sorry, baby. Your dumb mom didn’t think

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

suddenly exclaimed, grabbing Julie’s hand, “If it’s a boy, we’ll call him ‘Prince’! Aren’t

Julie mentally said a prayer for Mr. Lionel.

ran off to the bedroom to share

a makeshift bed on

Daphne began, brimming with excitement, “I’ve thought of two nicknames for my baby. If it’s a boy, we’ll call him ‘Prince’, and if it’s a girl,

Julien asked her, “When are you and

was

just entered the room, heard Julien’s question and was instantly taken aback.

quite constructive, Julie agreed, turning to Daphne, “What do you and Mr. Lionel

would risk losing my child, but I might also lose my own life. You know those people in TV dramas who step on others’ bodies to climb to the top? My mom

agreed, “Your mom is

would support Edda Flores’s viewpoint.

because the ocean is deep and dangerous, you would not even try to swim? What about the lifeguard who is waiting for

decision to dive in. Her parents, standing by her side, were pulling her away from the water’s edge, while Lord Lion, the lifeguard of this metaphorical ocean, was eagerly waiting

was,

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

off guard. For someone with little experience in matters of the heart, this was a tough question. Not expecting Daphne to seek her advice, Julien was equally taken aback.

smiled awkwardly at Julien,

the plunge. Secondly, the decision to dive in depends on whether the lifeguard can be trusted and if he can assure your

is blind’ suddenly made sense to her.

first thing Daphne needed to do was to understand her own feelings. The most important factor was Lionel’s actions and choices, whether he

the ground, grabbed Julien’s hand, and

Daphne, “You seem to have