Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 299

Kieran saw Julie’s text message, his expression morphing into a tight frown.

Flavia, noticing their troubled expressions, voiced her concern, “Can I be of any help?”

Julie looked up at Flavia, a small smile playing on her lips, “No, thank you.”

Flavia chuckled, “Well, you’re a friend of my sister, so that makes you a friend of mine.”

At this, Kenton, notorious famous wife-protector, nodded in agreement, “My wife’s got a point there.”

He then turned to Hayden, “Are you going to say anything or just continue being mute?”

“No.” Hayden replied, his tone cold and distant.

Flavia tugged at Kenton’s sleeve, a look that screamed ‘why are you provoking him?’ on her face.

Julien seemed to be oblivious to all the commotion.

Soon, another text message buzzed on Julie’s phone, this time from Zenith, “Julie, go alone. Leave the black box at room 2404. I promise you’ll be safe.”

“I’ll go,” Kieran offered, reaching for Julie’s phone, but she held onto it tightly, not handing over the black box.

Her phone rang again, another text from Zenith, “Ker, Trust me.”

Only Lucian called Kieran by that nickname, not even Amanda used it. Julie’s phone had been delivered just before the banquet by Zenith’s people.

She pried Kieran’s fingers off her phone, looking at him with a determined gaze, “If Zenith is Lucian, we have to trust him. We must trust him.”

The black box contained a USB drive, and if it were as safe as Zenith claimed, he could have delivered it himself or sent someone else. But he insisted Julie do it, indicating the importance and safety of her doing so, and the risk involved if anyone else did.

Kieran understood this.

Their argument over the text messages left the others confused.

Julien asked, “What’s going on?”

Julien replied, “I thought it

around Julie’s wrist, pointing at a small black button, “If you’re in danger, press this. We’ll be there in

task, so she had to take the risk. With the backing of Julien

to Zenith, we’re not supposed to leave, but we can still

to

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box at the doorstep of the locked room. Julie took a deep breath and finally reached the door

inside. Julie took the black box out and put it on the floor, where someone should see it as soon as

around, but the place was a bit too quiet compared with the bustle of the banquet hall downstairs.

the task was

shiny leather shoes in her line of sight. Looking up, she saw a well-tailored

through binoculars. Upon seeing Julie

men were stationed around room

shook his head,

head,

closer. Julie’s hand hovered over the black button on the watch, but she didn’t press

stopping at a

wondered if she should press the button, but she wasn’t sure if she

quickly asked, “Are you carrying a gun today?”

daily,” he replied, stepping back.

the black box tightly, hoping he

asked cautiously,

to

man didn’t respond right away, instead, he looked at her, a bit of

tucked it out of sight, how did he still see it?

prepared to fight tooth and nail before giving it up. Zenith, unable to

further about the black box in her possession. His voice was cold and detached.

shaky and scared, got up from the ground. She was indeed lucky. This man had left her on a deserted island, a place where no man dared to venture, full of with unknown and potentially harmful creatures. All he had left her with was a gun with a few remaining bullets. Her survival and escape from that island were thanks to Kieran’s timely arrival.

was not