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

Julien replied, “I thought

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

all truths once Julie completed her task, so she had to take the risk. With the backing

check the surveillance of this floor? According to Zenith, we’re not supposed to leave, but we can still watch the

agreed to

**

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

door was locked, there must be someone inside. Julie took the black box out and put it on the

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

was

placed the box down, she noticed a pair of shiny leather shoes in her line of sight. Looking up, she saw a well-tailored black suit, and chin of a man. The man suddenly

Zenith and Bruce watched through binoculars. Upon seeing Julie

room 2404, just in case.

shook his head,

who once pointed a gun at her head, Julie

closer. Julie’s hand hovered over the black button on

He said, stopping at a safe

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

asked, “Are you carrying a

daily,” he

held onto the black box

had a daring hunch and asked cautiously, “Do… do you

to

bit of tension in his gaze, and asked,

carefully tucked it out of sight, how did he still

prepared to fight tooth and nail before giving it up. Zenith, unable to text Julie at the moment, could only watch the standoff from

you.” The man stood up, not pressing further about the black box in her possession.

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

was not here today. After all, he was the one who had nearly ended her life back then.