Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 77

“Why don’t you have me, huh? I’ll even pay you.” Kieran flung open the bathroom door at some point, wearing only his underpants, without even the time to put on his clothes.

Kieran had quite the physique, one that was worth appreciating. As transparent water droplets trickled down his body, Julie found her gaze irresistibly

drawn to him.

Adolf hadn’t expected a man to suddenly appear from Julie’s room.

The reason he dared to flirt with Julie so blatantly was because he knew of her background. He knew she was financially strapped and had a critically ill

sister to take care of

He had long noticed Julie’s beauty and had finally mustered up the courage today, only to have a man suddenly appear in Julie’s room.

And this man seemed somewhat familiar, especially the aura he exuded, which was hard to ignore.

To Julie, the words Kieran had just spoken might just be the most shameless she’d ever heard.

Kieran had given Adolf quite the scare. It took him a while to recover, and then, disgruntled, he looked up at Kieran and asked, “Who the hell are you?”

“Tm this woman’s boyfriend,” Kieran paused, then added, “And the man whos about to trash your reputation.”

“Oh, you’re full of hot air. Do you know who I am?” Adolf let go of Julie, obviously intending to take on Kieran next.

Julie knew that Adolf could act so rudely because he had some claut behind him.

The moment Adolf let go of her, she instinctively ran towards Kieran

It was a sense of security deep within that had Julie’s actions outpace her thoughts

Her brain hadn’t even reacted when she limped over to Kieran’s side.

“Give me your phone” Kieran looked at Julie calmly

Julie didn’t understand what Kieran would do, but she handed over the phone anyway

Her phone never had a password Daphne always said she didn’t live like a modern person at all.

Julie watched as Kieran swiftly dialed a couple of numbers on her phone screen, then put the phone to his ear

000

Adolf thought Kieran would call the police and scoffed, “Heh, the cops in this area all treat me, Adolf, with respect.”

“Hello, are you Adolf’s wife? I’m the tenant of 3-12, and your husband tried to sexually harass me.”

Adolf had never expected Kieran to call his wife using Julie’s phone. Hearing these words, Adolf felt that things were about to go south.

He rushed towards Kieran, trying to snat ch the phone from his hand

But Kieran reacted very quickly, simply sidestepping, and Adolf crashed into the wall next to him.

Having easily dodged Adolf, Kieran calmly spoke to Adoll’s wife, Laurel, “If you have the time, you might want to come over and see your husband for the last time.”

Anyone hearing these words would feel threatened, especially under these circumstances.

Seeing Kieran dodge so nimbly just now, Adolf knew he was definitely no match for him.

And since Kieran had just called Laurel, Adolf knew his wife would be over soon. The most important thing now was not letting his wife catch him in the act. If he wasn’t caught red handed, he could still find an excuse to deny it and push the blame onto Kieran and Julie

Thinking this, Adolf immediately changed his strategy and headed for the door.

Kieran had already anticipated Adolf’s intentions.

He kicked the door shut.

Julie wasn’t sure if Kieran was angry, but his door-kicking action was anything but gentle.

“Joyce, get me my bathrobe. Kieran stood at the entrance and spoke to Julie.

Hearing him call her Joyce, Julie subconsciously did as he asked and limped towards the bathroom.

Seeing that he couldn’t escape from Kieran, Adolf decided to use Julie as a hostage and ran towards her.

Kieran casually picked up a badminton racquet from the shoe cabinet by the door and threw it at Adolf.

Julie noticed Adolf running towards her, didn’t think twice, and immediately picked up the mop in the bathroom and threw it at Adolf.

Adolf hadn’t expected to be attacked from both sides. He was hit in the back of the head by the badminton racquet and hit in the face by the mop.

There was a knock on the door outside, but Kieran didn’t open it immediately. Instead, he looked at Julie: “Joyce, the bathrobe.”

Julie put down the mop, got the bathrobe, and returned to Kieran’s side

After putting on his bathrobe, Kieran took Julie’s hand and opened the door.

Laurel anxiously looked inside the house, only to see Kieran in his bathrobe and Julie obediently standing by his side.

Jule hadn’t yet figured out how to handle this situation, considering Kieran had just hit Adolf hard enough to have him sprawled on the floor.

Kieran was good at badminton, once representing the city’s badminton team in competition. When the national team selected him, he turned down the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Back then, Julie would pester the school badminton coach every day and finally got the chance to be an assistant and accompany Kieran to national competitions.

But after winning the award, Kieran gave up on the opportunity. Julie regretfully asked him, “Why wouldn’t you accept such an honor? Isn’t it good to bring glory to our country?”

Kieran replied, “Compared to bringing glory to the country, I’d rather contribute to our nation’s economic growth”

At the time, Julie thought Kieran was being pompous.

But looking back now, Kieran had kept his word.

By the time she snapped out of her reminiscence, Kieran had already taken her hand and led her towards the door.

Kieran had hit Adolf hard, and by this time, Laurel had quickly run over to Adolf’s side.

But Kieran simply took Julie’s hand and headed downstairs. He clearly had no intention of explaining what had just happened.

Laurel didn’t see it coming that Julie and Kieran, the two main culprits behind the assault, just strolled off hand in hand

She stood up and chased after therm

Kieran, in his bathrobe, should we stopped and sorted things out, but when Laurel caught up, Julie’s first instinct was to grab Kieran’s hand and make a

run for it downstairs.

But she seemingly forgot about her injured ankle, and after taking a big step, she grimaced in pain instantly

In a split second, Kieran easily scooped her up in his arms.

Laurel was yelling at them from behind, and Adolf cried in pain. Eventually, Laurel had to turn back to check on Adolf’s injuries. After all, Julie was still a guest here and couldn’t run away no matter what

This was probably the quietest and most well behaved Julie in Kieran’s arms since their reunion

She didn’t struggle but chediently put her arms around his neck, allowing Kieran to carry her downstairs

She didn’t know why Kieran was leaving with her instead of confronting Laurel directly.

Kieran put Julie in the passenger seat and buckled her up.

Then be circled the car in his bathrobe

After the car started, Julie suddenly remembered the scene and couldn’t help but laugh.

‘What’s so funny?” came Kieran’s steady voice from the side. Despite his disheveled bathrobe look, his charm was undeniable.

Julie didn’t look back at him. She just shook her head and said, “Nothing

After a moment of silence, Julie felt she should thank him for what he had done today

So she stared out the window, thinking of the right words for a while, before finally turning to look at Kieran

“I don’t accept verbal thanks,” Kieran seemed to have guessed Julie’s intention when she turned, and he said his thoughts first.

Then I wont thank you, Julie didnt feel embarrassed. She had almost committed suicide for him once. Now, a simple thank you seemed so cheap.

“Buy me a meal then! Kieran suddenly suggested

Julie glanced sideways, surprised he would ask for such a simple thing. She took a while to process it before nodding, “Okay”

“How about that fast-food restaurant near the school?’ Kieran asked

“Wasn’t that place torn down?” Julie replied instinctively.

It was a fast food restaurant near their old school, which had great food but supposedly went out of business five years ago dug to the owner’s personal issues

Julie used to love eating there during her school days. In fact, that’s where she fell for Kieran at first sight, so she had a deep attachment to that place. However, shortly after her divorce from Kieran, the restaurant went under. If Kieran hadn’t brought it up, Julie might have thought she had forgotten about it Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

But when Kieran casually mentioned it, all those memories that Julie didn’t want to recall suddenly reignited like an unstoppable wildfire.

Kieran told her, “The restaurant went under due to poor management, but the owner has acknowledged his mistakes and reopened a new one.”

Even though he was talking about the restaurant, Julie caught a different meaning from Kieran’s words.

She felt like he was using the restaurant as a metaphor for their marriage

Their previous marriage had ended in divorce due to their poor management. Now that he had acknowledged his mistakes, he wanted to give it another

shot. Was that what he meant?

Or was she overthinking?

No matter what the answer was, Julie didn’t want to delve into it

So she looked at Kieran and answered calmly, in business, you can fail and start over, but in life, it’s not always the case, right?”