Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 286

“Are you laughing or crying? You’ve been chuckling nonstop.” Julie leaned in closer to Daphne, curious to know who was on the other end of the phone call. But Daphne handed the phone to Julie as if it were a hot potato. Her face, a picture of relief, left Julie puzzled.

Meanwhile, Julien was lying quietly on the carpet, lost in her own world, oblivious to the commotion between Julie and Daphne.

Until Julie suddenly cried out, “Hayden?”

At the sound of his name, Julien sprung up from the floor like a zombie, startling Julie who moved closer to Daphne for comfort.

Even though Julie had no idea what Hayden had said, she handed the phone to Julien, saying timidly, “Julien, it’s for you!”

Upon hearing Hayden’s name, Julien wanted to hang up. But when Julie handed her the phone, she immediately pressed the end call button and irritably tossed it back to Daphne.

Daphne’s admiration for Julien reached it peek point.

“Is it okay to just hang up on Hayden like that?” Julie asked, concerned.

Julien didn’t respond. This was the first time she had the audacity to hang up on Hayden. Usually, she would follow his orders without question.

Julie thought for a moment, then said, “Well, Hayden spoils you, so it should be fine, right?”

“Hayden spoils me? You are talking nonsense!” Julien coldly retorted, sitting up again!

Daphne clutched her chest. She couldn’t handle any more surprises from Julien.

Instead of answering Julien’s question, Julie turned to Daphne and asked, “Don’t you think Hayden treats Julien differently?”.

“It seems like it. Remember Ivan’s birthday party…”,

“What happened then?” Julie asked.

“We were having a barbecue in the garden, remember? Mr. Watson took me out there. Later, I went back to my room to get my phone and saw Mr. Dylan, Annalise Hansen, and Hayden…”

“And then what?” Julie asked, looking at Daphne curiously.

tried to hold Hayden’s

An untimely sneer suddenly echoed, Julie and Daphne both

looked at Daphne coldly, “Why

and told her he would hit her even if she’s a

pretending to

hit a woman. I’m lucky to

initially thought this was funny, but then she looked at Julien and said, “Wait, Ms. Annalise asked Hayden why he didn’t hit you

said he wouldn’t want to dirty his hands by hitting

patted Julien’s shoulder in an

woman, you’re not. Even though he wasn’t talking to me, I felt my heart pounding when I heard that!”

you know why he said that?” Julien

“Isn’t it because Hayden likes

because Hayden likes Julien. Why else would he say Jullen is

a

Julie were stunned. Julien’s

when Hayden came to look for Kieran, Kieran and Payne were in the room discussing something. So,

question?” Daphne asked, eyes wide with excitement.

the past and I don’t want to live in hate, so let it go. But when Hayden asked me that, I didn’t really get it. So, I jokingly said, ‘Of course I blame him! If he hadn’t kept it from me,

didn’t sound like

what happened next?” Daphne asked, on the

the root of all the

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but what does that have to do with me?” Julien pulled a blanket over her head. “I only agreed

a few seconds, Julie jumped off the bed and yanked the blanket off Julien’s head. “What do you mean, ‘Adeline’s safety net’? Are you implying

bay. She rushed to Julien’s side and stared at

you need to be her safety net? God, this is like a soap opera!”

and patted the blanket. “Fine,

rapt attention, waiting for Julien

is something going on between Hayden and Adeline,

her hand, almost as if she was swearing

to