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.

Annalise tried to hold

An untimely sneer suddenly echoed, Julie and Daphne

if nothing happened, and looked at Daphne coldly, “Why did you stop?

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

pretending to be

“He would hit a woman. I’m lucky to

looked at Julien and said, “Wait, Ms. Annalise asked Hayden why

wouldn’t want to dirty his hands by hitting me.” Julien replied

patted Julien’s shoulder in an

Even though he wasn’t talking to me, I felt my heart pounding when

you know why he said

Julie, innocent, “Isn’t it because Hayden likes Julien?”

Julien. Why else would he say

because I’m a good bodyguard?”

stunned. Julien’s words

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

Daphne asked, eyes wide with

Ivan. I can’t change the past and I don’t want to live in hate, so let it

dissatisfied with my answer. He argued with me, and it didn’t sound like he was defending Kieran. Instead, it

on the edge of

remembered, Julien, 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, Hayden’s stubbornness stems from some kind

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me?” Julien pulled a blanket over her head. “I only

look. After 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 that something’s going on between Adeline and Hayden?”

at bay. She rushed to Julien’s side and

her safety net? God, this is like

two want to sleep tonight or not?” Julien sat up and patted the blanket. “Fine, I’ll explain what I meant by

attention, waiting for Julien to

something going on between Hayden and Adeline, then I’ve been wrong about Hayden. I’ll

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

was about to speak, the