Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 78

Joyce was getting cheekier and sneakier these days. She knew how to find loopholes in his words and

make him contradict himself

However, there’s always a look on Kieran’s face that Julie cant understand

The man driving was the one she had loved deeply for years but also the one she had never

understood.

The car was parked in the underground garage, and Julie started to think about how to deal with their

landlord, Adolf. All her belongings were in Adolfs house, and she had to figure out how to get them

back.

But Kieran seemed to have hit Adolf quite hard with the mop today, so maybe all of Julie’s belongings

together weren’t enough to cover Adolf’s medical bills

Julie was very focused on her thoughts, and didn’t notice where the car was parked

When the elevator stopped on the first floor, she realized she was in a mall.

They can imagine how many people would stare at a man in a bathrobe leading a limping woman

through a busy mall.

In the mall lobby, all eyes were on Kieran and Julie.

Julie quickly covered her face with her hands.

“What are you doing? Aren’t we supposed to go to a fast food restaurant?” she asked Kieran, her voice

muf fled by her hands.

Kieran calmly responded, “In a bathrobe?”

“You know you can’t go to a fast food restaurant in a bathrobe, so why did you come to the mall in one?

Julle retorted. “Are you trying to embarrass yourself?”

She turned around and saw Kieran wearing sunglasses and a mask, looking very composed

It turned out he was fully prepared. But didn’t anyone tell him that wearing a bathrobe with sunglasses

and a mask made him look even weirder? Not 10 mention the limping woman next to him

Julie didn’t want to talk anymore, and she just pulled Kieran into the nearest clothing store. She pointed

at the suit on the mannequin at the entrance and said to the saleswoman, “Have him try this on

Kieran seemed to enjoy having someone pick out clothes for him, so as soon as they entered the store,

he sat on the sofa and watched Julie elegantly

The saleswoman brought a low-key dark gray suit and handed it to Julie.

Julie shoved the clothes into Kieran’s arms “Get changed.

Kieran took the clothes and went into the fitting room leisurely. The saleswomen outside started to

whisper to each other.

“He looks just like Mr. Hernandez!”

“I thought so, too! If it wasn’t for the bathrobe, I would have thought Mr. Hernandez was visiting the

store!

“He really does look like him”

“Why don’t you go ask him?” one of the saleswomen suggested to a short girl, then glanced at Julie.

The mall was owned by Kieran, which Julie only found out by overhearing the saleswomen’s whispers.

She had heard the saleswomen’s conversation earlier, but she figured they wouldn’t ask her directly, so

she pretended not to hear.

However, she didn’t expect the short girl to actually come up to her after being egged on several times

and ask, “Excuse me, is that man Mr. Hernander?”

Without hesitation, Julie answered, “No”

“Are you sure? He looks a lot like Mr. Hernandez

“Joyce, do you like this suit?” Kieran came out of the fitting room wearing a dark grey suit.

He took off his sunglasses, revealing his deep and refined features.

Julie had just denied that he was Kieran, and the next second, he revealed his true face. What a

surprise!

“Oh my god, Mr. Hernandez?” The store manager was also startled and stared at Kieran in surprise.

Kieran walked up

fo

Julie, gently put his hand on her shoulder, and said with a smile to the store manager, “Kieran? People

often say I look like him. My girlfriend Joyce often gets us mixed up, but that jerk Mr. Hernandez from

Simpo Co. is a total jerk. Joyce hates him, so please don’t say I look like him.

Julie turned around and gave Kieran a wide-eyed look. She wanted to ask: Mr. Hernandez, how can

you talk about yourself like that so casually? Don’t you trip over your words?

Even if he didn’t want to admit that he was Kieran, he didn’t have to go this far, did he?

How could he admit that he was a jerk so easily? But what he said made sense.

Kieran’s words left the saleswomen at a loss for words.

“Are you buying this suit or not?” Julie deliberately ignored Kleran’s last remark and got back to the

point.

And Kieran asked her again. “Do you like it?”

Was he asking for her opinion? Come on, he’s the CEO of Simpo Co., he can wear whatever he

wanted. Even if he needed advice, that’s his stylist’s job. What did it have to do with her?

“So if I say it doesn’t look good, you won’t buy it?” Julie replied sarcastically

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Kieran nodded seriously and said, “Yes, whatever you say goes”

“Then I want you to Julie started to say, then suddenly said, ‘Go pay”

Kieran knew that wasn’t what Julie had intended to say If he had to guess, she probably wanted to say.

Then I want you to go die, right?

Kieran laughed and then handed his card to one of the saleswomen.

After paying. Kieran suddenly asked Julie. Do you want me to buy you a wheelchair?”

“Stop bothering me, and you’re the only wheelchair I see!” Julie felt like she’d been holding back for a

long time, and now it all come out.

Kieran put the white bathrobe he had taken off into a shopping bag, then followed Julie and said,

“Really? Then you should buy me, I’ll help you walk. Just name a price, and I’ll give myself a discount”

He thought Julie would be angry or simply ignore him.

But to his surprise, she turned around and asked him, “How much can you knock off?”

“How much do you want me to knock off?”

“Knock you off”

Kieran should have known this woman wouldn’t be easy to please

Kieran and Julie arrived at the fast food joint, and Julie realized it had moved up to the top floor of the

mall. The once few-cents meal deal was now a few bucks, thanks to the new location. Even her favorite

big burger had jumped to six dollars.

If she’d known it was going to be this pricey, she wouldn’t have offered to pick up the tab.

The joint had gotten a fancy makeover, even expanded. Guess the price hike was somewhat justified.

Kieran led Julie inside, picking a quiet spot to sit

The owner recognized Julie right away “Isn’t this the gal who always orders the who pper with cheese?”

he asked Kieran. They seemed tight.

Julie chuckled and nodded, “You got it, boss. I’m having the who pper again”

The owner glanced between Julie and Kieran, then prepared their order, all smiled.

Kieran fetched some sodas, passing Julie a Fanta, “So, howie you going to deal with Adolf?”

“Pay them off she answered, figuring Laurel’s greed would demand a hefty sum

It was what it was. Julie didn’t see any other way out.

Kieran wasn’t thrilled with the answer, but he went along with it. I was the one who hit him Ill cover

whatever they ask. Deduct it from what you owe me.” Julie didn’t argue.

Still, since the trouble started because of her, she felt it fair to tell Kieran, “Let’s split in”

Kieran paused, soda in hand. Their relationship really had grown distant. Maybe it was time to do

something about it.

Not wanting to offend Julie, Kieran finally nodded, “Alright.”

Their meals arrived, Julie’s burger and Kieran’s steak. After such a hectic day, Julie was starving. She

started chowing down, throwing etiquette to the

wind.

Kieran was hungry too, but he hadn’t even touched his steak, too engrossed in watching Julie,

forgetting his own hunger.

“You should move,” Kieran suddenly said to Julie

She looked up at him, mouth full of burger, puzzled.

‘Simpo Co. and Accolade Law Firm offer employee housing. Find somewhere safe to stay,” Kieran put

down his cutlery, looking at Julle seriously.

“We may be divorced, but you don’t have to live this hard.”

Julie had no clue what was going on Just this morning, she was slandered, her hair pulled, and

accused of being a homewrecker. Then, she barely avoided an assault from her landlord.

This was the worst day Julie had had since their divorce five years ago, and he just happened to be

there.

Was she embarrassed? Humiliated?

Definitely.

But,

“Like you said, we’re divorced. Have been for five years. So, whatever I’m going through has nothing to

do with you,”

With that, Julie went back to her burger.

What once tasted heavenly now seemed just okay.

Watching Julie bite into her burger, Kieran couldn’t help but reach out, grabbing her wrist, trying to stop

her.

Summoning all her strength, Julie shook off Kieran’s hand, finally losing her patience. She slammed

down her burger, cheese-covered patty and onion rings sca tt ered all over the plate. “What the hell do

you want? I loved you so much, but you kept pushing me away. When I was about to give up on you,

you decided to marry me. I loved you deeply, but you pretended to love me back and got me pregnant.

Just when i was basking in the joy of pregnancy. my best friend told me she and you had a thing. I was

pregnant for ten months, and you took care of me meticulously, but on the day I gave birth, you stood

outside the operating room, choosing to save Bertha’s baby. Are you sch izo phrenic? love you even

gave up my dignity, not just to be

dispensable part of your life. Kieran, I’m human, too. I have feelings. I hurt, too. Please, leave me

alone. Can’t you leave me alone?”