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?”

to his pillow, “See, I

have

with your drool?” Kieran set the boy down and nudged him,

Drool?

my dreams!” Ivan huffed and strutted off to the bathroom.

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

about me, don’t you

cupped his face, “Of course I do!”

man,” he declared, scooping her into his arms and heading

freshening up, Julie and Kieran set off

previous morning had already checked out. The reservation had

had contacted the day before, only to find it

had no choice but to reach out to Zenith Group.

the company, Kieran couldn’t

appeared out of thin

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

have 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 both their hands into the pocket of

Kieran made a good point. Lucian

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 ring the same one trying to kill me? Why does our life have to

isn’t complicated; the people creating

you say make so much

admiring me, but…” he glanced sidelong at her and smirked, “I like it.”

laughed, “I’m heading to the restaurant this afternoon. How about we have dinner

promised, dropping Julie off at the restaurant before

followed, they didn’t hear

the old times they shared. Julie saw in Kyle a glimpse of the man

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

chat with Sansa whenever she could spare a moment. 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

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

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