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.

asked, “What’s

quickly explained the situation, to which Julien replied, “I thought

took off her wristwatch and put it around Julie’s wrist, pointing at a small black button, “If you’re in danger, press

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

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

Kieran agreed to Julie’s insistence.

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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 the door of room

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

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

the task was so

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

binoculars. Upon seeing Julie startled, Bruce

men were stationed around room 2404, just in case.

shook his

man who once pointed a gun at her head, Julie was terrified. “You…you…”

down, moving closer. Julie’s hand hovered over the black

stopping at

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

“Are you carrying

daily,”

onto the black box tightly, hoping he wouldn’t

hunch and asked cautiously,

referring to room

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

of sight, how did

and nail before giving it up. Zenith, unable to

about the black box in her possession.

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

with this man, and particularly his associate, Kleist. Thankfully, Kleist was not here today. After all, he was the one who had nearly