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?”

him about cooperating

she picked up the dessert again and asked,

the question you were

her eyes wide

phone,

words on the recording were, “I heard about Sansa’s treatment. I’ll cooperate as much as

you?”

cryptic, “Sometimes, it’s not good to dig too deep.”

so, there are things we

kidnapping Emily?” Kyle anticipated

was a pause before Kyle asked, “Mr. Hernandez, have you ever knowingly done something wrong, but

he knew, since he had almost lost Julie because of

the deepest wounds are those of the heart. So you realized, to protect her, you must not avoid wars, but win them.” He added after a long silence, “That’s why you returned to Joyce, to fight for her.

silence. Did Kyle mean he also made mistakes because his love for Sansa? Is that why he

looked at Kieran, “I feel like I understand Kyle less and less. There must

for Sansa to

no need to do anything special. Kyle just needs to spend time with Sansa, talk to her, reminisce about old times. Ive also asked Karl to arrange more

speak when there came a knock at the door. Quickly, she grabbed her cupcake and darted over to the couch to make herself comfortable. Watching

was Karl with excitement in his grip on his mobile, as he made straight for

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

called to set up a meeting with

facade crumbled. She rushed over to Kieran’s side, asking Karl, “What

nodded, awaiting Kieran

everything for tomorrow

Karl excused himself to put the new plan

Zenith knows we used his blood for the test?” Julie ventured, a bold guess forming in her mind as she looked at Kieran with a

be thinking along the same lines.

anyone else to handle this, so I’m

With that, Kieran hung up.

machine that had never given them trouble before chose this moment to