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?”

the room as Ivan pointed to his

noticed the pillow did have a damp spot, but upon

to fool me with your drool?” Kieran set the boy down and nudged him, “Go wash up and brush your teeth, Noah will take you to school soon.”

Drool?

my dreams!” Ivan huffed and strutted off

half-amused, half-exasperated, tapped Kieran’s chest, “You’re so blunt, aren’t

about me, don’t you

tiptoed and cupped his face, “Of course

he declared, scooping her into his arms

and Kieran set off for the

morning had

they had contacted the day before, only to find it had

choice but to

the company, Kieran couldn’t find any trace

Lucian seemed to have appeared out of thin air and vanished just

“Had I known, I would have

was last night or today; you can find someone who goes missing, but not someone who’s hiding on purpose,” Kieran reasoned, slipping both their hands into the pocket of his overcoat.

to agree; Kieran made a good point. Lucian was clearly the one

and then disappear? Why not just refuse from the start? What’s on that USB drive, and who was in room 2404? And who keeps trying to run me over with their car? Is the person threatening me for the

the people creating

you say

might be blindly admiring me, but…” he glanced sidelong at her and

How about we have

after work,” Kieran promised, dropping Julie off at the restaurant before he

didn’t hear from Zenith or

saw in Kyle

but from Julie’s perspective, it seemed clear that he had a soft spot for

would have it, she arrived just as Kyle was at the hospital. Perched on a bench

as friend or foe. So she offered a curt nod, her words tinged with formality, “You’ve been working hard.”

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