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.

“What’s

situation, to which Julien replied, “I

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

all truths once Julie completed her task, so she had to take the risk. With the backing of Julien and Hayden, and the promise

suggested, “How about we check the surveillance of this floor? According to Zenith, we’re not supposed to leave,

agreed to Julie’s

**

Julie approached room 2404, she was careful and alert. The task seemed simple enough: leave the black box at the doorstep of the locked room. Julie took a deep breath and finally reached

out and put it on the floor, where someone

no one around, but the place was a bit too quiet compared with the bustle of the banquet

was

shoes in her line of sight. Looking up, she saw a well-tailored black suit, and chin

building across the hotel, Zenith and Bruce watched through binoculars. Upon seeing

were stationed around room 2404, just in

his head, “Wait.”

gun at her head, Julie was terrified. “You…you…” This

over the black button

He said, stopping

having a streak of bad luck. She wondered if she should press the button, but she wasn’t sure if she had completed her task.

asked, “Are you carrying a gun today?”

carries a gun daily,”

Julie held onto the black box tightly,

had a daring hunch and asked cautiously, “Do… do you live here?”

to room

away, instead, he looked at her, a bit of tension in his gaze,

it out of sight, how did he

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

man stood up, not pressing further about the black box

venture, full of with unknown and potentially harmful creatures.

knew that never mess with this man, and particularly his associate, Kleist. Thankfully, Kleist was not here today. After all,