Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 208

When Kieran brought Julie back to his bedroom, she finally realized, “So, Ivan tricked me, huh?”

“Theoretically, we can rule out the ‘this kid looks like you’ possibility. Your failed exams were because

you genuinely didn’t know the answers, but this kid’s fails were on purpose.”

Julie was left speechless. She had seen people with bad grades strive to improve, but never someone

with good grades purposefully fail.

“Isn’t it a bad habit to lie all the time?” she asked.

Kieran nodded, “Definitely, that’s why from now on, we’re gonna teach this kid to stop lying.”

Suddenly, Julie felt a mountain of responsibility on her shoulders.

“Who’s taking the first shower, you or me?” He looked at the bathroom and added, “Or do we shower

together?”

“I’ll go first.” Julie grabbed her nightgown and went into the bathroom.

Kieran reminded her from behind, “Don’t get your wound wet.”

“Okay!”

Even though Julie replied quickly, how could she prevent her arm wound from getting wet?

So, she eventually came out of the bathroom with a damp wound.

Kieran, who was waiting outside, had apparently anticipated this. He had already prepared ointment.

Seeing Julie coming out, he directly pulled her to sit by the bed.

She was wearing her champagne-colored robe, with a somewhat low neckline.

Kieran squatting in front of her, could easily see her enticing figure with a glance.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Julie covered her neckline and complained, “Daniel probably likes this

style…”

“I like it too.”

Kieran’s voice suddenly sounded in the quiet room.

His casual response left her stunned. She looked up and asked, “What?”

“I like it too. I like this nightgown, and I like you.” He gently rolled up her sleeve.

He looked at her wound, frowned, then went into the wardrobe and took out a strap nightgown for her,

saying, “Long-sleeved nightgowns aren’t breathable and can

rub the wound. Put this on!”

Julie held the strap nightgown in a daze.

Kieran glanced at her and said, “This is a more conservative style. Don’t you like it? I can get you a

sexier one.”

As he spoke, he was about to take back the nightgown from her hands.

Julie quickly grabbed the nightgown and went into the bathroom to change.

Just like Kieran said, this nightgown was more conservative, only revealing above her chest and below

her knees. Looking at herself in the mirror, she felt a mix of

emotions.

Her face in the mirror was a bit red, obviously flustered by his words.

She didn’t know what she was holding onto. She knew that some things were bound to happen sooner

or later. Kieran’s current behavior was respecting her, she understood that. But for some reason, she

always felt some doubts and always felt like something was missing…

Taking a deep breath, Julie pushed the bathroom door open.

Kieran sitting by the bed, ointment in hand. Julie walked straight to Kieran.

While Kieran sitting on the bed hadn’t reacted yet, Julie suddenly pushed him, making him fall back on

the bed, then she directly pressed him under her.

To Julie’s sudden initiative, Kieran didn’t feel surprised but rather a bit panicked.

He reached out to support her waist, afraid she might accidentally fall and get hurt. She sat on him,

looking down at him, feeling her face getting hotter. She gathered up courage to ask Kieran, “How do

you feel?”

Holding the ointment tightly in his hand, Kieran asked, “How do you feel now?”

“Is my face very red?” Her voice was very soft.

Kieran nodded. She looked like a ripe red apple, surprisingly attractive.

She gently closed her lips, propped her hands beside his ears, then suddenly leaned in and bent over

to kiss his lips. She bit his lip softly. Julie’s heart pounded as if it was about to jump out. Her hands

clenched into fists.

Suddenly, the man under her reached out to grab her shoulders, separating her lips from his.

Julie opened her eyes, innocently looking at Mr. Hernandez lying under her, her face turning even

redder.

“Are you sure?” He asked her. His breathing seemed a bit difficult, and his voice sounded a bit hoarse.

After a long silence, she nodded slightly, then said, “Will you betray me?”

He had said before that she was the only one he couldn’t promise. After asking this question, Julie

regretted it. She suddenly covered his mouth, not letting him. speak

He gently held her wrist, removed her hand from his mouth, and interlocked fingers with her.

He said, “As long as I live, I won’t betray you.”

This was not a promise, but what he knew he could truly do.

“If one day, I betray you…”

She covered his mouth with her hand, suddenly laughed. She looked seriously into his eyes and

answered, “If you do betray me one day, I promise, what you lose will be more than just me.”

He gently removed her hand, then bent down, pressing on her, lightly kissed her red lips. He said, “Wait

a minute.”

After saying that, he got up from the bed, went to the door, and locked it.

Having learned from the interrupted experience last time, Mr. Hernandez finally learned his lesson.

Julie sat on the edge of the bed, her heart beating even faster. She was more nervous now than the

first time they made love on his birthday.

But Kieran didn’t give her a chance to be nervous. Just when she was still a bit uneasy, he had already

walked over to her, turned around and pressed her on the

mattress.

He kissed her rosy lips, taking away all her breath.

She actively wrapped her arms around his waist, responding to him.

Things she hadn’t done for a long time, felt natural because of him. He controlled her breath, her

movements, even every nerve of hers…

He gently lifted her waist, letting her clearly feel the change in his body.

The temperature in the room suddenly rose, even the white light seemed to have turned into a gentle

orange.

Her hands clutching his back slowly tightened…

The passionate kiss, from his fervent lips extended to her ear. She could even hear his deep breathing,

extraordinarily charming.

His big hand touched her nightgown, about to reach in…

Suddenly, there was the sound of a vase falling from the balcony. Although it was soft, Kieran and Julie

still heard it…

“Who’s there?” Kieran quickly pulled the blanket over himself and Julie, and then shouted towards the

balcony!

Julie, scared out of her wits, clung to the blanket.

A shadow quickly swept past the window, then stopped at the doorstep.

Julien, decked out in black, coughed awkwardly, saying, “Carry on.”

“Julien?” Julie’s head popped out of the blanket, surprised to see the ever-so-handsome Julien

standing at the door.

Kieran quickly shoved Julie’s head back under the blanket. Then he frowned at Julien, “why are you

creeping around my balcony in the middle of the night?”

“Hayden asked me to bring something over. Your villa has too much security. I didn’t want to wait for

them to notify you, so…”

Julie, huddled under the blanket, thought to herself that delivering things in such a burglar-like manner

was so…Julien! After all, Julien was always marching to the beat of his own drum. They were only on

the second floor, which was a piece of cake for Julien.

Nobody expected that Julien’s first time scaling Kieran’s balcony would end up in such an awkward

situation. She swore she just wanted to drop off the thing and

go…

Of course, Kieran and Julie never expected that locking the door would invite a window climber!

Julien acknowledged her blunder, but who could anticipate that she’d stumble upon this scene?

When she realized the awkward situation on the balcony, her first instinct was to get out of there. But

while turning around, she accidentally knocked over a vase. Although she steadied it immediately, the

slight sound was caught by Kieran.

As the situation was already awkward, Julien decided to play it cool like nothing happened, and told

Kieran, “He said he found Simon’s recent itinerary. Simon will be back in the country these days.

And…”

Julien handed over some photos to Kieran, “These were taken in Switzerland three days ago.”

Kieran took the photos from her.

Julie, excited, got up from the bed, walked over to Kieran, and looked at the photos with him.

If they weren’t mistaken, the man in the photo was…

“Your brother?” Julie took the photo from Kieran and scrutinized it. Who else could it be if not Lucian

Hernandez?

Even though it was a profile shot, Julie could see it clearly. If she could recognize it as Lucian, wouldn’t

Kieran be even more likely to do so?

In the photo, Lucian was sitting in a wheelchair, facing a plane, ready to board. Two burly men in black

suits stood by his side.

‘Did you find out any info on that plane?” asked Kieran, his tone serious. He furrowed his brows,

appearing somewhat anxious.

Julie hadn’t noticed the plane at first. It was only when Kieran asked that she realized it was a private

business jet.

Julien handed another file to Kieran, “Yes. Four years ago, this plane was bought by a mysterious

buyer in London. The flight route was found too, It’s heading straight for Whispering Pines. It arrived at

Whispering Pines at noon the day before yesterday.”

“He’s already in Whispering Pines. Kieran stated. This wasn’t a question, but a fact.

Julien nodded, “I’ve told you everything I needed to.”

With that, she glanced at Julie and then left through the window again.