Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 289

Daphne couldn’t get through to Julie on the phone, just as she dialed her number, an icy robotic voice informed her, “Sorry, the number you’re trying to reach is currently busy…”

On the other end, Julie had just dialed Julien’s number.

Julie would never call Julien unless it was absolutely necessary. But she couldn’t help but worry since Hayden had left with her the night before. Luckily, Julien on the other end picked up the call swiftly.

“I’m still alive. That was the first thing Julien said.

Julie, standing at the crossroads, let out a sigh of relief, “I just wanted to ask if I should go collect your ashes…”

Julien, picking up her underwear from the floor, replied coldly, “When it’s time to collect it, I’ll come to you in your dreams.”

Before Julie could respond, the man lying next to Julien woke up.

Thus before she could say anything else, Julien told her, “I’m busy, gotta hang up.”

And then, the call was abruptly ended.

Julie stared at her disconnected call, not knowing how to react.

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“Where are you going?” Hayden’s voice was still laced with the laziness of just waking up.

The woman putting on her underwear was surprised to find… the buttons were long gone since last night. And her own clothes… were now adding a wild touch to the messy bedroom. To be precise, those weren’t clothes anymore, those were scraps!

She grabbed his oversized shirt, and before she could put it on, she felt a strong force pressing her down on the soft pillow. Hayden was now on top of her. Clearly, he had calculated how to immobilize her, so she was stuck in this position, unable to move.

Meanwhile, her eyes were covered by the black shirt, unable to see anything.

Then came Hayden’s deep, sexy voice from above, “You still haven’t answered me, where are you going?”

“How about I make a schedule and let Raines read it to you? I’ll detail every mealtime and bathroom break down to the second, what do you think?” Knowing she was no match for him, Julien didn’t even try to resist, she let him pin her down.

The events of last night, Julien wished she could delete them from her mind, clean and neat!

was like a rose with thorns. Alluring and captivating, but

with me for 24 hours, then you wouldn’t need a

have to

you for 24 hours to knock some sense into you?”

the woman under him

this moment, Julien’s smile was even deeper, she bit her lower lip and said, “Sure! I’ve been undercover for the National Security Agency for years, I’ve dealt with a lot of high society lowlifes, I know all

sentence was a powerful

provoke Hayden, but it also mocked him as being one of those high society

wider, “It seems that your ‘service’ is limited to sweet-talking those high society

she hadn’t sweet-talked him last night, she

get in his car, instead, she asked him, “Are you still in the business of breaking into people’s

halfway?” He was like a panther hidden in the night, lurking

already opened the passenger door for her.

she refused to get in the car at that moment, he had several ways to make her do it. So…. she reluctantly got into the car, sat in the passenger seat, and fastened

her hand, and entered his

what’s next? Are you planning to talk about your hypocritical ‘I love you’ with me all night?” She didn’t know where her temper came from, she stood up and told him, Two people who don’t understand love, talking about

a little girl? Candles?

love, I love you too. Is that okay?” She seldom smiled so gently,

if she was the lover he held in

don’t say unrealistic nonsense like ‘I love you’. You, Hayden, don’t have

the case, then you match my

know me well, people change, probably the woman who matched you was an innocent silly girl. Obviously, the woman in front of you now is much more thoughtful than

matched years ago, it was because we tried. We

to try?” As she spoke, she didn’t know where her temper came from, but she exploded as if she had been

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him, “Hayden, I’ve put up with you for too long!” Julien was rarely angry, but when she did get angry, she was almost out

him on the bed, “I’ve had enough of you, Hayden!” She swung one leg over Hayden, settling herself on his lap, her grip tight on his shirt collar as she sneered, “Right, I’m the toy you won back. So you play with me when you’re in the mood and toss me aside for years when you’re not. My duty, my reason for living, is to keep you entertained. Come on, I’ll entertain you now, I’ll please you, I’ll let you

long-held resentment. At that time, he was only trying to control her, flipping her under him.

her eyes, asking her, “When have you ever seen me, Hayden, trying

he did, it was all to please her. Including

to say it directly. But he sincerely told her “I love

was shocked, surprised, and after the shock, there