Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 123

“Im gonna slowly pay off my debt! if he’s not happy with it, let him sue me. The worst that could happen

is that I end up in jail”

This was the first time Daphne saw Julie being so reckless, like she had given up on everything.

She carefully observed Julie, tentatively asking, “Would you really prefer going to jail than staying with

Mr. Hernandez?”

“Daphne, you’ve been acting weird lately,” Julie bluntly stated.

Fearing she had given herself away, Daphne quickly changed the subject, “I’m just worried about you.

What if Mr. Hernandez actually sues you? Am I supposed to just watch you go to jail? Besides, didn’t

you promise Mr. Kennedy to take care of his kid? What will he do if you just leave like this?”

Having said that, she added, “The kid really depends on you, doesn’t he?”

“He might be upset at first, but hell probably forget about me after a while, Julie said, not knowing if she

was talking to Daphne or herself.

Daphne still disagreed with Julie’s decision to go to Oakhurst, “It’s so far away and you’ll be alone, with

no one to look after you. I’ll be womed!”

“I’m not a child anymore, Julie gave Daphne a big hug, reassuring her, “Don’t worry! Everything will be

fine.”

Daphne knew that Julie had made up her mind, so in the end, she couldn’t keep her from leaving.

When she sent Julie off at the airport, she felt a sense of relief.

The only person Julie could never miss in her life was probably Kieran Hernandez. From the beginning,

their fates were intertwined, and Julie couldn’t just run away from it.

Knowing Kieran’s love for Julie, Daphne was sure they would meet again in the future, so she didn’t

keep Julie here because one day, she would come back.

In the last moment before the plane took off, Julie took out her phone, opened WhatsApp, and sent a

message to Mr. Kennedy. Then, she threw away the SIM card and boarded the plane.

Kieran received a call from Ivan Hernandez just before he received Julie’s farewell message.

Ivan excitedly asked on the other end of the phone, “Kerry, where did you take Mama Julie? I’m off

today, but Mama Julie didn’t come to accompany me. I’m upset you know?”

When Kieran woke up in the morning. Julie was already gone.

He probably had a hunch about what Julie would do today after the unpleasant conversation last night.

So he told Ivan on the phone, ‘Go see if Mama Julie’s luggage is still in her bedroom.”

Ivan rushed to Julie’s bedroom, only to find no trace of Julie’s luggage in the neat room.

He immediately furrowed his brows in distress, “Oh no, Kerry, Mama Julie has run away!”

“Don’t worry, she’ll come back. Let Noah accompany you for now Kieran said, then hung up the phone.

In the private club, Kieran sat on the sofa. Dylan was sitting across from him with a glass of wine and

said, “Why hasn’t Hayden arrived yet? Is he lost?”

“If I were really lost, how could I hear your sarcastic remarks? Hayden’s voice came from the entrance,

making Dylan, who often dealt with corpses, shake a little.

“Hayden, is the traffic in Whispering Pines smooth?” Dylan put down his glass and smiled at Hayden.

Surprisingly, a stunning beautiful woman followed Hayden in. With her short, neat hair and delicate

features, she gave Dylan a cold glance.

Dylan had never seen such a cold yet attractive woman. He immediately put down his glass and

warmly approached Julien.

Still grinning at Hayden, he said, “When did you get such a frosty beauty by your side?”

Dylan walked over and tried to put his arm around Julien’s shoulder, saying, “Hello, beauty, I am…

Suddenly, he cried out in pain.

Before he could finish introducing himself, Julien had twisted his arm behind his back. She released

him and looked at Dylan coldly. “Mr. Dylan, please behave. Not every woman’s shoulder is free for you

to touch.”

“I’m Dylan Dylan rubbed his arm while complaining to Hayden, I thought she was a rose with thorns,

but she turns out to be a hedgehog!”

Juhen gave Dylan a stern look. He quickly hid behind Hayden, but still felt unsafe, so he sat down next

to Kieran.

Julien recognized Kieran, who was sitting in the comer, at first glance. She approached Kieran and

said, “Julle went to Oakhurst. Did you send someone to follow her?”

Kieran lifted his head, his sharp gaze swept over Julien. The answer was obvious.

Julien was relieved. As long as Julie was safe, that was all that mattered. Even if Kieran hadn’t sent

someone to follow her, she would

have done so.

Hayden approached and said to Kieran, “The person you wanted to meet last time is here.”

“Nice to meet you, Ms. Julien Kieran finally greeted Julien.

Julien nodded, replying to Kieran. Tve heard a lot about you”

“So, your name is Julien?” Dylan looked at Julien and suddenly said, “I thought your name was

Hedgehog…

Julien completely ignored Dylan.

Dylan decided not to cause any more trouble. He looked at Hayden and asked, “Why did you bring

her?”

Hayden didn’t respond, instead he turned to Kieran and asked, “Did we figure out how Bertha Stewart

died?”

Dylan piped up again, ‘We’ve got some leads, but can this lady listen on this?”

It was clear that Dylan was targeting Julien Hayden didn’t plan on defending her either. Julien gave

Dylan a cold look, “You can tell me the truth now, or wait until you’re dead and Ill dig it up myself.

That was definitely a threat!

Considering Julien’s capabilities he’d just witnessed, Dylan decided not to poke the bear. He grinned at

Hayden and said, “I had Payne Hernandez check all the surveillance. On the day Bertha died, she

never left her villa When she jumped off the building, there was a shadow on the rooftop. It moved too

fast to be seen clearly on camera, but the footage of that day was tampered with, so

‘That shadow was me, Julien suddenly cut in.

This statement made Kieran and Hayden both turn to look at her.

Dylan was even more surprised, frowning incredulously at Julien, “You?”

Julien nodded.

Hayden frowned slightly, “Why wasn’t I informed?”

“I didn’t see the need or have the obligation to report to you,” Julien responded coldly

At this moment, Dylan felt an inexplicable respect for Julien. It was definitely the first woman who dared

to talk to Hayden like that.

Julien didn’t beat around the bush and said directly, “Eight years ago, a flight took off from Whispering

Pines and crashed while flying over the Arctic Ocean. Lucian Hernandez, Mr. Hernandez’s brother, was

on the passenger list and he did indeed board the plane. There were also agents from our National

Security Agency on the plane, so we took over the case. After years of investigation, we found that

things were not so simple. We suspect that Lucian was the only survivor of that flight. It seems that he

was moved before the explosion.”

Hayden had been completely unaware that the case Julien had been investigating over the years was

the same one that he was working

1.

After the plane crash, Kieran held a grand funeral for Lucian

Back then, Hayden and Kieran thought Lucian was dead. The plane had exploded mid-air, leaving no

time for reaction or escape, let alone a rescue plan. Everyone had accepted Lucians death.

Hayden looked at Julien, asking the key question, “Why were you on the roof that day?”

“We’d been tracking Lucian for eight full years. On the day Bertha died, I got a tip that Lucian was

possibly at Noblewood Retreal So, I rushed over. However, by the time I got there, Bertha had just

jumped off the roof. I was too late to save her,” Julien explained.

Dylan asked, “So, you didn’t see who the killer was that day?”

“There was no killer, Julien suddenly said to everyone, ‘I spoke to Julie. She said that Bertha looked

terrified when she died, but I only saw Bertha jump off the building herself. There was no one else

suspicious there. So, based on the scene, it’s impossible to find a killer.

“Why should I believe you?” Dylan shot a piercing look at Julien.

Julien only glanced at Dylan before she replied, “Because my life was saved by Julie.”

Lucian was still alive. That fact was no longer a secret to those present anymore

Julien suddenly turned to Kieran, “I understand your desire to protect Julie, but I need to confirm

something with you.”

“Go ahead.”

“Is Ivan truly Julie’s son?” Jullen looked intently at Kieran. She had her own suspicions, but she wanted

to hear the truth from Kieran himself.

Only by confirming the truth could she better assist Julie and uncover the real story. So, without

hesitation, Julien said to Kieran, “I hope you can answer me directly.”