Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 215

“Pregnant? Hahaha, how is that possible? I’ve been popping birth control pills all along!” Daphne

looked at Lionel a bit guiltily, “I was just curious about your private life as a fan, that’s all.”

She was taken aback. TV dramas were so misleading. In dramas, women always tried to test their men

in various clever ways, but the men never understood their true intentions. In reality, before she could

even attempt to test him, Lionel had already seen through her.

She quickly asked Lionel, “Have any of your past girlfriends ever had an unexpected pregnancy?”

“Yeah.” He nodded.

It felt like a needle had pierced Daphne’s heart. She muttered under her breath, “Really?”

“Not only that, there were quite a few!” Lionel said, with a hint of regret.

Hearing this, Daphne didn’t even have the nerve to ask further…

He took the initiative to say, “Among my ex-girlfriends, one had a child after getting pregnant. Another

one had an abortion after an unexpected pregnancy. Yet another one got pregnant and married my

friend.”

Daphne was utterly shocked.

“So… you’re…. a father of two now?” Daphne’s mouth twitched uncontrollably. She had long heard that

Lionel was a playboy, but she didn’t expect his love history to be so rich! She was curious about how

Lionel had managed to keep this secret under the tight scrutiny of the media.

After hearing Lionel’s words, Daphne decided that she could never let him know about her pregnancy.

After all, the weak can’t fight against the strong. Once Lionel found out about her pregnancy, whether

she could keep her baby may not be her decision anymore.

Lionel had only intended to joke, but he didn’t expect her to take it so seriously.

He decided to tease her some more, “Of course. If you want to be with me, you have to accept the fact

that I already have two children.”

“Hahaha…” Daphne’s laughter was strained.

Lionel asked, “What’s your decision? Do you want to be my girlfriend?”

“No!” Daphne was very firm, “I don’t like men who are good in bed, but I like even less those who leave

children all over.

“So you’ve concluded that I wouldn’t be responsible for you?” He raised an eyebrow, his tone a bit

dangerous.

But Daphne still pressed on, “Since you didn’t take responsibility for the ex-girlfriends who got

pregnant, why should I believe you would take responsibility for me? Lionel, are you doing this on

purpose? Did you pursue me just to seek revenge after catching me off guard that night…”

“You have such a wild imagination, why don’t you become a scriptwriter?” Lionel responded to Daphne,

“I can play the male lead for free, how about it?”

Daphne stopped talking.

Lionel lightly poked Daphne’s head, “The plot you described is quite common, but in most cases, the

male lead ends up genuinely falling in love with the female lead in the process of carrying out his

revenge plan.”

He explained, “I do have two children, but they are my godchildren. I mentioned earlier that one of my

ex-girlfriends got pregnant unexpectedly. That ex-girlfriend was Albertine. She did get pregnant

unexpectedly, but the child’s father wasn’t me. Another ex-girlfriend who got pregnant unexpectedly

was Daisy, a full-time model for Chanel. You should know her.”

“You heartless man! Did you pay for her abortion?” Daphne asked.

Lionel shook his head, “The child wasn’t mine, so why should I pay?”

“Your woman cheated on you?” Daphne covered her mouth in surprise.

Lionel asked, “Are you gloating?”

“Not at all! I’m just wondering who would dare to steal a woman from Mr. Lionel?”

“The child was her ex-boyfriend’s.”

Daphne thought to herself: What a karma!

She asked one last question, “The woman who ended up marrying your friend, did she cheat on you

with him?”

“Caroline? I was the one who introduced her to my friend.” Lionel answered.

Daphne was shocked, “Your social circle is so messy!”

“We’ve talked enough. Daphne, will you accept me or reject me?” Lionel looked at Daphne and asked.

Pointing to the villa ahead, Daphne smirked, “Lord Lion, can you step on it? Julie is still waiting at the

door!”

Upon arriving at the Noblewood Retreat, Daphne got out of the car like she was escaping. Julie looked

at her high heels and frowned, “I told you to wear flats, but

you wouldn’t listen! Are you here to walk the red carpet? Why do you have to wear heels?”

“Have you ever seen me in flats? Lionel is very picky and always catches every detail. If I wear flats, he

won’t be pleased.”

“So, you still haven’t told him… Before she could finish, Daphne covered Julie’s mouth.

Julie immediately understood and signaled Daphne to let go of her hand.

Daphne let go of Julie’s mouth, then said, “He asked me to be his girlfriend.”

“And then?”

“I’ve said before, I won’t marry a rich man.”

Just as Daphne finished her sentence, a low voice came from behind her, “Smart move.”

Julie and Daphne turned around to find Julien standing there. Today, she wasn’t dressed all in black as

she usually was. Instead, she was wearing a red jumpsuit with black heels, looking both stunning and

intimidating.

Daphne immediately exclaimed, “Julien?”

“Are you pregnant?” Julien glanced at Daphne’s belly.

Daphne immediately covered her belly and stared at Julien in shock, “How did you know?”

“It’s written all over your face ‘I’m pregnant”.”

“… “Daphne quickly ran into the house.

Julie couldn’t help but say, “Slow down! What are you in such a hurry to do?”

“Wash your face!” Daphne’s voice came from inside the house.

Julie and Julien turned around to see Daphne almost bump into Hayden. The person she admired most

was Julien, and the one she was most afraid of was Hayden, who could even charm Julien. The sight

of him made her back off several steps.

Hayden, who had never spoken to her, frowned at Daphne, “If you’re knocked up, don’t bump into me.

If you fall, it’s not my problem.”

Daphne went silent.

Was her pregnancy that obvious? If so, why couldn’t Lord Lion see it?

After an awkward laugh, Daphne detoured to the bathroom.

Regardless of whether Julien wanted it or not, Julie turned around and gave her a big hug, “I thought

you wouldn’t show up today!”

Julien glanced at Julie and replied, “If I didn’t show up, how would you and Mr. Hernandez explain to

Payne?”

Julien was really smart. She even knew that Julie and Kieran had sold her out. This made Julie feel

guilty.

Julien pointed her finger at Julie’s head, “We will need Payne again in the future.”

Suddenly, Julie felt a little sorry for Payne.

Just as Julien finished speaking, they saw Payne Hernandez standing at the door with a bunch of

bright roses, staring at Julien non-stop. He excitedly said, “Julien, you’re here too? What a

coincidence!”

Payne didn’t expect Hayden and Dylan to be standing behind Julien. Dylan glanced at the roses in

Payne’s hand, looked at Hayden uneasily, and then laughed, “Indeed a coincidence. Not only she’s

here, we’re here too! Right, Hayden?”

Hayden’s gaze fell on Julien. Julie felt a bit uneasy.

Payne finally reacted. Kieran was indeed a sly fox! He promised to arrange a meeting with Julien, but

also added these ‘extras’.

But this didn’t affect Payne’s mood. He walked towards Julien with the roses, looking suave.

He had already thought about what to say, but just as he held out the roses to her, Ivan jumped out

from somewhere. Ivan took Julien’s hand and said, “I have a surprise for you! Come, let me show you!”

With that, he ran off with Julien’s hand.

Payne’s confession plan was instantly ruined.

While Julie was trying hard not to laugh, Dylan had already burst into hearty laughter. He slapped

Hayden’s shoulder mercilessly, “You’ve got so many rivals,

haha…”

Hayden sneered and walked into the house. Dylan shrugged at Payne and Julie, “We better stay away

from this jealous guy.”

A little embarrassed, Payne stuffed the roses into Julie’s arms, “Julie, congrats on your second

marriage!”

Julie was speechless.

She felt like she had become the center of conversation innocently.

“Where’s Hayden?” Annalise, who just arrived at the door, asked about Hayden’s whereabouts as soon

as she saw Julie.

Dylan and Julie both pointed inside the house. Annalise gave Julie a big hug, then took a rose from her,

“Darling, I’m borrowing a flower to give to him, you don’t mind, do you?”

Julie shook her head, “I don’t mind…”

But Hayden might, because after all, the rose was originally intended for Julien by Payne…

Kieran walked to the door and hugged Julie, “What are you doing standing at the door? Come in!”

“I’m waiting for Adeline Sanches.” Julie looked up at Kieran and asked him somewhat worriedly, “Do

you think she will come?”

Kieran pinched her face with a smile, “It depends on whether you want her to come or not.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a white Maserati stopped in front of the door.

Elliot Sanches got out of the car, then gentlemanly helped Adeline open the car door.

The first thing that caught everyone’s eyes was a pair of white strap heels. Adeline was wearing a red

chiffon jumpsuit just like Julien’s..