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.

to

An untimely sneer suddenly echoed, Julie

acted as if nothing happened, and looked at Daphne coldly, “Why

then continued, “Hayden shook off Ms. Annalise’s arm and told her he would hit her even if she’s a woman. His expression was so

herself, pretending to

“He would hit a woman. I’m lucky to

and said, “Wait, Ms. Annalise asked Hayden

to dirty his hands by hitting me.” Julien replied emotionlessly.

patted Julien’s shoulder in an attempt to

Even though he

he said that?” Julien seemed

“Isn’t it because Hayden likes

it’s because Hayden likes Julien. Why else would he say

I’m a good bodyguard?”

stunned. Julien’s words seemed to make sense…

something important. She grabbed Julien’s arm, “Last time, when Hayden came to look for Kieran, Kieran and Payne were in the room discussing something. So, I spent some time with Hayden.

Daphne asked, eyes wide with

me if I blamed Kieran for his past decisions. I told him that since it’s in the past, all I can do is to be there for Ivan. I can’t change 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,

answer. He argued with me, and it didn’t sound

next?” Daphne asked, on the

after you confessed your feelings to Hayden, didn’t he mysteriously disappear? Isn’t that the root of all the tension between you two? Maybe, just maybe,

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Julien pulled a blanket over her head. “I only agreed to help him with

off the bed and yanked the blanket off

Julien’s side and stared

need to be her safety net? God, this is like

not?” Julien sat up and patted the blanket. “Fine, I’ll explain what I

and Daphne sat in rapt attention, waiting for Julien

there really is something going on between Hayden and Adeline, then I’ve been wrong about Hayden. I’ll stand by you,

backing you up!” Daphne raised her hand, almost as if she was swearing

as Julien was about to speak, the doorbell rang.