Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 295

Glancing at the woman satisfied on the bed, half her arm peeking out from the cover, Kieran gently pulled the covers over her before slipping out of the room.

Just as he closed the door, there was a knock. Kleran beckoned the visitor in with a soft-spoken, “Come in.”

Karl entered and handed Kieran a photo album, “Pictures from Sycamore Village.”

Kieran flipped through the hefty album. It was filled with pictures of Karl and Ivan frolicking in the fields of Sycamore Village, their laughter captured in vibrant colors. Tucked at the end were two special photos of Julie, her radiant smile framed by blooming flowers. The photos were perfectly wallet-sized.

He replaced the old photo of toddler Julie in his wallet with one of the new photos. He placed a loving kiss on a new photo of smiling Julie before putting it to his wallet. Suddenly, the ringtone of his phone interrupted his momentary reminiscence. He glanced at the caller ID and answered the call, with a furrowed brow.

By the time Julie woke up, more than an hour had passed. Realizing she had fallen into Kieran’s trap, she sighed, wishing she had just called him ‘honey’. She changed into a fresh dress and carefully opened the door, only stepping out when she was certain there were no voices in the office.

Kieran, seated at his desk, heard her soft footfalls and asked, “Awake now?”

“Thanks to you,” Julie replied, settling down on the couch across from Kieran. “Did you see my phone?”

Instead of answering, Kieran pointed to a cupcake on the coffee table, “Hungry?”

The irresistible treat made Julie forget about her phone. She picked up the spoon, took a big bite from the cupcake, and asked, “Are you busy?”

“Why?” Kieran put down his pen and looked at her.

She hesitated before asking, “From a man’s perspective, do you think Kyle…” Julie then shook her head, “Never mind, should I call Kyle or meet him in person?”

“Honey…” Kieran suddenly put on an apologetic look.

Julie paused, puzzled, “What’s wrong?”

“Kyle called me,” he confessed.

Julie didn’t see anything wrong with this. She placed her cupcake down and asked, “And? Did he agree?”

didn’t ask him about cooperating

picked up the dessert again and asked, “So you discussed work?”

the question

eyes wide as she waited for his

his phone, “I recorded the

were, “I heard about Sansa’s treatment. I’ll cooperate as

you?” Kieran asked.

it’s not good

“Even so, there are things we need to

kidnapping Emily?” Kyle anticipated

before Kyle asked, “Mr. Hernandez, have you ever knowingly done

had almost lost

the deepest wounds are those of the heart. So you realized, to protect her, you

there. Julie listened in silence. Did Kyle mean he also made mistakes because his love for Sansa? Is that why he used her and Kieran’s past as an analogy? He seemed to know their

I understand Kyle less and less. There must be more secrets between him

her hair gently, “Let’s wait for Sansa to wake up

Sansa, talk to her, reminisce

the door. Quickly, she grabbed her cupcake and darted over to the couch to make herself comfortable. Watching her, Kieran couldn’t help but flash a grin, calling out, “Come

grip on his mobile, as he

intrigued, to say the least, by his uncharacteristic excitement. She couldn’t

addressing Kieran, “Mr. Hernandez, Zenith’s secretary, Jesse, just called to set up a meeting with you and

crumbled. She rushed over to Kieran’s side,

nodded, awaiting Kieran and

tomorrow afternoon,”

himself to put the new plan in

ventured, a bold guess forming in her mind as

lines. He immediately dialed

the equipment here,” Dylan reported, “I know you wouldn’t trust anyone else to handle this, so I’m going to move the sample to a different machine. I’ll have the results by tomorrow night,

With that, Kieran

moment to fail…