Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 114

“Do you think you’ve totally ironed out the issues with Creative Nexus Media?” Kieran asked, lounging

on the couch, giving Julie an icy look.

Julie moved closer to Kieran, nodded confidently and responded, “Sure, the court has already…

She stopped mid sentence, frowning at Kieran, as if a thought suddenly struck her. Then she asked,

“What are you implying?”

Suddenly, Kieran grabbed Julie’s wrist, pulling her onto his lap

Caught off guard, Julie ended up plopping down on Kieran’s lap, both sinking into the couch.

Just as Julie was about to struggle, Kieran grabbed the remute and turned on the TV.

On the screen, Nexus, the head of Creative Nexus Media, was making a bold announcement. Kieran

didn’t have her watching the TV just to see Nexus declare bankruptcy

Sure enough, Nexus was telling the media that he was appealing against the court’s decision,

demanding a retrial against Kieran,

Watching the press conference, Julie thought Nexus must have lost his marblest

Or there was another possibility.

“What a coincidence! Just yesterday I mentioned terminating the contract, and today Nexus is

appealing. Nexus is publicly opposing you, why do you think he’s doing that?” Julie glanced back at

Kieran, hinting at something.

Kieran, feigning innocence, replied in a serious manner. “After all people do crazy things when they’re

cornered. Maybe you’ve backed Nexus into a corner?”

“Mr. Hernandez, you’re so low! Julie pushed Kieran away, her delicate face flushing with anger.

But the man on the couch just chuckled nonchalantly, if I’m so despicable and low, what did you see in

me in the first place?”

“I must have been blind back then!”

“And now?”

“1 can see clearly now!” Julie blurted out, heading straight for Kieran’s desk, furiously rummaging

through his drawers, refusing to believe she couldn’t find the contract.

Clearly, Kieran was messing with her. No wonder his secretary had disappeared after dropping them off

at the hotel the previous night.

Julie finally figured out what Kieran had his secretary do, he must have threatened Nexus.

Kieran just sat on the couch, watching Julie go through all his drawers.

Julie had always been complaining in front of him, mostly going along with his wishes. He had seldom

seen her lose her temper, let alone get furious like

that

Only once at the fast-food joint had Julie exploded like that..

Kieran had to admit that he found her quite adorable when she was angry. He preferred this passionate

Julie over the extremely indifferent one.

Despite turning the office upside down, Julie still couldn’t find the contract.

She knew all along that if Kieran could sit there watching her rummage through the drawers, the

contract wasn’t there. Julie was just venting her anger

Only when she finally stopped, panting, did Kieran calmly stand up, key in the lounge’s password, and

tell Julie, “Sweetheart, tidy up a bit, or my employees might misunderstand our relationship.”

Julie thought, “Isn’t our relationship obvious enough? It’s already in the papers!”

Ignoring Kieran’s offered handkerchief, Julie glared at him, “You purposely said that last night, didn’t

you?”

1 said a lot of things last night, which one are you referring to?” Kieran feigned ignorance

Julie took a deep breath, patiently looking at Kieran, “If you hadn’t said I was your woman last night, I

wouldn’t be on the front page today

“Oh, my bad I forgot to say once. I’ve asked Karl to prepare a press release; a correction will be

published soon” He leaned against the door, speaking in

a serious tone

Upon hearing him say that, Julie truly had a headache.

Adding once to that sentence meant she was once his woman, right?

Then he wanted Karl to issue a press release to correct it? Did he want the whole world to know about

their past marriage?

Julle was so angry she was speechless, finally uttering. “You’re ruthless” before storming out of the

office, bumping into Tina, who was holding a cup of

coffee.

“Have you seen Karl? Julie asked Tina.

Tina, nearly dropping her coffee in surprise, could only reply, “He’s in the PR department.”

“Thanks.” Finishing, Julie headed straight for the PR department.

Tina then knocked on Kieran’s office door

“Come in,” Kieran’s voice came from Inside.

Tina was astounded by the scene when she opened the door.

Kierans office looked like it had been ransacked, and the grin on Kieran’s face was incomprehensible,

he seemed really happy

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Having worked in the CEO’s office for four years, Tina seldom saw Kieran smile so brightly. She

carefully put down the coffee, then asked, “Mr Hernandez, should I get someone to tidy up?”

“No need someone will come to clean up later. You can go, thanks for your hard work.” Kieran glanced

at Tina

Tina was shocked, quickly shaking her head. She didn’t feel tired, she was just surprised to see Mr.

Hernandez so happy.

Tina closed the office door on her way out.

Then, Kieran picked up his phone and dialed Karl’s number.

In the PR department, Karl had just instructed the department to take care of the previous night’s news

according to Kieran’s instructions before his phone rang

Seeing Kieran’s incoming call, Karl picked it up right away.

“Play along with Mrs. Hernandez and I give you a raise. Kieran’s voice came from the other end of the

phone.

Before Karl could figure out what Kieran was talking about, he saw the elevator doors open, and Julie

stormed towards him

Seeing Julie’s demeanor, Karl gulped instinctively and whispered into the phone. “Mr. Hernandez, I’m

happy about the raise, but… If I get injured at work, that’s workers compensation, right?”

“If you get hurt, sick, or even if you die, I’ll pay for it. Mr. Hernandez’s generous voice came over the

phone.

Karl felt frustrated. “Mr. Hernandez, you’re so ruthless”

“Karl, did you send out the press release?” Julie asked immediately after arriving

“Don’t hang up. Act natural. Pretend you’ve ended the call” Kieran’s voice came from the other end.

Karl awkwardly moved the phone away from his ear. Mr. Hernandez only said to play along with Julie

but didn’t specify how. So, how was he supposed to respond?

Having worked with Kieran for many years, Karl had some tricks up his sleeve. Otherwise, he wouldn’t

have become Mr. Hernandez’s right-hand man.

“Do you hope the press release has been sent, or not?’ Karl cleverly asked

“Of course, it hasn’t been sent! Julie urgently replied.

A smile finally appeared on Karls face. He looked at Julie confidently and said, “The press release is

still being prepared.”

Julie patted her chest, “Good, Mr. Hernandez sent me over, he wants to cancel the press release.”

“Mr. Hernandez?” Karl looked incredulous

Given Mr. Hernandez’s protective nature towards his wife, how could he allow rumors to continue to

spread?

Seeing Karl’s disbelief, Julie nodded emphatically, pushing Karl towards the PR department. This is

really Kieran’s idea, don’t you believe me? I’m also involved in this matter. Kieran said he has other

arrangements and asked to delay the press release. Go and tell the PR department”

“But…

“I told you it s Kieran’s idea, why don’t you believe me? If anything goes wrong, you can just blame it

on me!” Julie impatiently pushed Karl into the PR department

Karl insisted, he really was trying to cooperate, but that press release was an issue.

“Did Mr. Hernandez really order its cancellation?” Karl’s voice was a bit loud, mainly for Kieran on the

other end of the line, but it startled Juffe.

After a minute or two, Mr. Hernandez didn’t call back, which, according to Karl’s years of tacit

understanding with him, almost clarified Mr. Hernandez’s

intentions

So Karl cooperated with Julie and walked into the PR department. He then told the head of the

department. The press release I asked you to prepare, don’t bother anymore, we won’t be holding a

press conference for now, cancel all other activities, Mr. Hernandez has a new plan, that’s it.”

Despite their confusion, they had no choice but to follow Karl’s instructions

Seeing this, Julie finally breathed a sigh of relief and patted Karl on the shoulder, “Thank you, Karl.”

Karl managed a weak smile, “I should report to Mr. Hernandez…”

“No need, I’ll do it!” And with that, Julie disappeared into the elevator

Once Karl realized what happened, he put the phone back in his ear and said, “Mr. Hernandez…

“Mmm, you performed well,” Kieran said with a hint of mischief in his voice, then hung up.

Some office workers noticed Julie rushing into Kieran’s office again, and just as they were about to start

gossiping, the elevator doors opened once

more

Annalise Hansen appeared at the elevator entrance in a white lace dress, smiling, greeting everyone,

and distributing the pastries she brought. Then, she gracefully smiled at Tina and casually asked as

she walked towards Kieran’s office, “Is Kleran in the office?”