Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 122

Julie made two plates of spaghetti, and after finished, she grabbed a blanket from the closet, ready to

crash on the couch.

But Kieran stopped her “You take the bed, he said, taking the blanket from her and heading for the sofa

instead.

Julie was exhausted, so she didn’t argue. She closed the door to the suite and hit the sack.

For the first time, they spent a peaceful night under the same roof

At 4-ish the next morning, before the crack of dawn, Julie slipped out of the hotel and hailed a cab

straight to Noblewood Retreat. After packing her stuff, she cast a glance at Ivan’s room. She still had

mixed feelings, but in the end, she didn’t go upstairs. Instead, she moved all her stuff from the second

floor She’d thought the doorman would ask her some questions, but surprisingly, no one stopped

her

After moving all her stuff into her place, she turned on her laptop and drafted two resignation letters-

one for Accolade Law Firm and another for Kieran. After setting up the emails to send later, she finally

shut down her computer

She bought a new SIM card and tucked it into her pocket, then dialed Dr. Brice

It was Saturday, not Dr. Brice’s usual shift, so Julie and Dr. Brice agreed to meet at a coffee shop not

far from the hospital.

After waiting for a bit, Dr. Brice finally showed up around 7.

“Instead of resting you called me out, what can I do for you? Dr. Brice was quite surprised by Julie’s

invitation They hadn’t seen each other since that dinner where Kieran publicly called Julie his wife.

When Julie visited Sansa Abraham at the hospital, she always came” at night, conveniently when Dr.

Brice was off.

Dr. Brice had considered the possibility that he might have misunderstood Julie and Kieran’s

relationship. After all, Julie only had one sister who’s in a vegetative stage. She hadn’t mentioned any

relatives other than Daphne, so she shouldn’t have any ties with a big shot like Kieran, the CEO of

Simpo Co.

Dr. Brice had a thing for Julie. Initially, it was sympathy for her lonely life caning for her vegetative

sister. But as they spent more time together, he found himself drawn to her. But before he could

express his feelings, that incident at the restaurant happened.

Lately, the media had been buzzing with rumors about Julie and Kieran. If Julie hadn’t reached out

today) Dr. Brice thought, he might have taken the initiative to find her

For Julie though, she did have something to discuss with Dr. Brice. She gave an awkward smile and

said, “Actually, I’m here to ask for your help, Dr. Brice.”

Dr. Brice seemed to have expected what Julie was about to say, so before she began, he said, “You

want me to help move Sansa to Oakhurst, right? I’ll do my best. But there’s something I want to tell

you.”

Julie nodded and respectfully looked at Dr. Brice. “Go ahead.”

Dr. Brice said. ‘I saw all the news about you and Mr. Hernandez. Are you two a thing?”

Julie shook her head, looking at Dr. Brice with a smile I didn’t realize you were into gossip, Dr. Brice!”

She thought Dr. Brice was just making small talk, so she joked around. But she didn’t expect his next

words: “Julie, if you and Mr. Hernandez aren’t a thing, what do you think about me?”

Taken aback, Julie was dumbfounded for a moment. Across from her, Dr. Brice said with a grin, “I know

I might not stack up against Mr. Hernandez, and I don’t know about your past, but I really like you. If

you’re up for it, I’d love to get to know you better. I want to be someone you can lean on…”

“Kieran’s my ex-husband, Julie Interrupted, her tone cool.

Her words hit Dr. Brice like a depth charge, leaving him speechless. After a few minutes of stunned

silence, he looked at Julie in astonishment “Ex-husband?”

Julie nodded. “My name used to be Joyce. Kieran’s publicly acknowledged a past marriage. I’m that ex-

wife.”

“But…aren’t you his lawyer?’ Dr. Brice couldn’t believe it. He’d always thought there’s no romantic

relationship between Julie and Kieran.

With a bitter laugh, Julie said, “Yeah, lawyer Kieran had the nerve to hire his ex-wife as his lawyer. Let

me tell you, Dr. Brice, the reason I want to take my sister to Oakhurst is to avoid any contact with him.

He was the man I loved the most, but he also hurt me the most…”

Dr. Brice seemed to understand some things. Given Julie’s character, she wouldn’t have chosen

divorce unless Kieran had hurt her to the

extreme.

Seeing Dr. Brice’s silence, Julie clutched her bag and said, “I’m sorry, Dr. Brice. I seem to have put you

in an awkward spot.”

She prepared to leave to find other solutions. But Dr. Brice grabbed her arm. “I’ll help with Sansa’s

transfer. When are you planning to

leave?”

“I want to contact the hospital in Oakhurst first, then move Sansa over. But…Dr. Brice, could you keep

Sansa’s transfer records a secret for me? Julle asked Dr. Brice.

Dr. Brice nodded, “No biggie, it’s about patient confidentiality. But if the guy we’re talking about is Mr.

Hernandez… well, then it might not be so easy to keep it under wraps.”

“Do your best… Julie said.

Dr. Brice gave a small nod and asked, “When are you planning to leave?”

“This afternoon.” Julie replied.

This caught Dr. Brice off guard, he hadn’t expected this to happen. Julie still looked apologetic Reading

her expression, Dr. Brice said, “Even though you turned me down, I still want to help you as a doctor if

we can’t be lovers, we can still be friends, right?”

Finishing his talk, Dr Brice looked at Julie and joked, “After all, there aren’t many people left who can

face the pressure from Mr. Hernandez with a straight face”

Julie laughed at his joke, agreeing. “There really aren’t many”

“Do you still have the card i gave you last time? You can find him directly at Oakhurst Hospital if you

need to Dr. Brice said.

Julie nodded sincerely, stood up, and bowed to Dr. Brice. “Dr. Brice. I really appreciate your help

“No womes, I might get fired by Mr. Hernandez and need to look for a job at Oakhurst Hospital myself!”

Julie looked even more quilty

Dr Brice laughed. Tm

won’t starve

Julie immediately declined

of my sister ther

kidding I forgot to tell you, my dad is the deputy mayor of Whispering Pines Even if I quit being a

doctor, I

the station”

Dr. Brice smiled and said. “Leave

Julie was surprised to find ou

She called Daph

I’m at home?

to say goodbye to Daphne. I just take a taxi, thanks. I may need your help to take care

low profile Dr. Brice’s father was actually a deputy mayor.

at home. Upon hearing Julie’s voice, she lazily rolled over and said, “Sweetie, just come over,

he was still sleeping. Julie gave a helpless smile and tapped her shoulder, “Daphne, I’m

want to get up and see

When Jube arrived at Daphne’s apartment, heading to Oakhurst Do

“No, I was with Lionel

are you going?” Daphne suddenly sat up in bed, rubbing her sleepy eyes, looking horrified

Julie did not answer Daphne’s question, but looked surprised at Daphne, “You were with Lionel last

night? How s07

Daphne rolled her eyes at Julie. I was with

sudden? There was supposed to be a charity.

him to the gala in exchange for an interview opportu flashy women out there!”

ng on clothes

but it got

almost dead tired Why are you so worked up all of ed to next week I promised Lionel that I would

accompany

I must be crazy! Do you know he’s more picky about his clothes than those

Julie couldn’t help laughing if Lionel knew that he was being compared to the flashy women out there

by Daphne, he would probably rip

her apart

Daphne glared at Julie, “What are you laughing at? Where did you say you were going? Dakhurst? Are

you serious?”

Julie took out a bus ticket from her wallet and nodded. “I’m really going I’m planning to check the

hospital there first, then transfer Sansa over. It might take a few days, and I’ve entrusted Sansa to Dr.

Brice during this time. But I hope you can go and check on her

when you have time”

Daphne reached out and touched Julie’s head. “Are you insane?”

Julie pushed Daphne’s hand away. Tve come to my senses”

“You’ve come to your senses and you’re still going to Oakhurst? I think you’ve lost your mind! Daphne

glared at Julie. After learning the truth from Julien, she decided to support Mr. Hemandez fully. So

when she heard that Julie was going to Oakhurst, she immediately felt

uneasy

She looked at Julie seriously and said, “Don’t you owe Mr. Hernandez a lot of money? You also signed

a contract, and if you breach it, you have to pay a penalty. How can you just leave?”