Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 302

Chapter 302

When Ivan awoke, he found himself in a somewhat unfamiliar environment. He rolled over and saw Julie,, sleeping peacefully beside him. Rubbing his eyes with a hint of excitement, he turned his head to see his dad lying on his other side, made a face, and then turned back to Julie, grinning to reveal two adorable little canines.

Waking up next to mom should be a privilege of babyhood, and sadly, Ivan couldn’t quite remember having that when he was a baby.

From the moment he opened his eyes, his little brain was working overtime.

Julie, stirred awake by the rustling beside her, opened her eyes to see the little boy grinning at her. Her heart melted instantly.

“Mom, I love you,” Ivan seized the opportunity to confess his sweet affection.

Julie, beaming with joy, cupped his cheek and kissed his forehead. “Morning, my Ivan.” As soon as she finished speaking, a slightly discordant voice chimed in, “I love you too.”

Kieran, propping himself up on one arm, leaned in close to Julie, his face begging for a kiss.

Julie poked his forehead with a finger, “Good morning, my Childie.”

“Where’s my kiss?” Kieran shot a look at his wife, clearly feeling the sting of unequal treatment.

Ivan turned and planted a kiss on Kieran’s cheek, “Good morning, my Kerry.”

Kieran threw back the covers, scooped up Ivan, clad in his bear pajamas, and headed toward the next room. “Do you know how you ended up here last night?”

“I was abducted by aliens?” Ivan, perched on Kerry’s shoulder, feigned shock.

“Hmm, more like a mental abduction,” Kieran teased, poking at his son’s head as he carried him.

Ivan, in a half-daze, suddenly remembered and exclaimed, “Oh! Right, it rained last night! My room was leaking, and my pillow got all wet! You don’t believe me? Go look! You only care about work and not your only son!!”

Kieran was speechless.

Julie, wrapped in her robe, followed the father and son duo out, surprised. “It really leaked? What kind of shoddy construction is this?”

towards the room as Ivan pointed to his

Julie noticed the pillow did have a damp spot, but upon closer examination…

set the boy down and nudged him, “Go wash

Drool?

in my dreams!” Ivan huffed

chest, “You’re so blunt, aren’t you afraid of hurting my beloved son’s feelings?”

me, don’t you love me?”

and cupped his face,

her into his arms and heading back to

set off for the Zenith Hotel.

previous morning had already checked out.

pulled out her phone and dialed the number they had contacted the day before, only to

had no choice but to reach out to

company, Kieran couldn’t find any trace

and Lucian seemed to have appeared out of thin air and

in hand, Julie fretted, “Had I known, I would have come

mattered if it was last night or today; you can find someone who goes missing, but not someone who’s hiding on purpose,” Kieran reasoned, slipping

to agree; Kieran made a good

who keeps trying to run me over with their car? Is the person threatening me for the ring the same one

people creating these mysteries are,” Kieran replied.

does everything you say make so much sense?”

he glanced sidelong

How about we have dinner together at

dropping Julie off at the restaurant before he went off to take care of

days that followed, they didn’t hear from Zenith or Lucian.

work, reminiscing about the old times they shared. Julie saw in Kyle a glimpse of the man who

were unknown to her, but from Julie’s perspective, it seemed clear that he had a soft spot for Sansa.

Today, as fate would have it, she arrived just as Kyle was at the hospital. Perched on a bench near the ward’s entrance, Julie was thumbing through messages on WhatsApp with Kieran when Kyle burst through the door. Spotting her, his

had transpired, Julie wasn’t quite sure how to face Kyle, whether to greet him as friend or foe. So she offered a curt nod, her words tinged with formality, “You’ve been working hard.”

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