Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 94

When Elliot left. Julie knew that he wouldn’t be coming back, so she grabbed her own bag and got up.

She wasn’t about to wait around for Kieran to come back and give her a lift.

She had planned to sneak out, but as soon as she opened the door to the private room, she bumped

right into someone.

The familiar scent of the man was something Julie could identify even with her eyes shut. Kieran didn’t

tell her that he had been waiting outside the door for two or three minutes, just waiting for her to fall into

his arms.

Julie tried to back away, but he held onto her tightly. No matter how tough she was, she was no match

for Kieran in terms of strength. Considering they were in a public place, Julie lowered her voice and

looked up at him. “Let gol”

“You came at me first, and now you want me to let go? The man’s deep voice came from above. Julie

looked up and saw his sharply cut jawline.

His facial features were strong and smooth, almost perfect from any angle. She turned her face away,

unwilling to look at him. “Just because I bumped into you, means you have to hold onto me? If I hit you,

would you just take it?”

“That depends on how you hit me. If it’s playful flirting, I won’t mind being hit Kieran caught a whiff of

her sweet scent. was the smell of her favorite shampoo and shower gel, a refined floral fragrance that

made it hard for him to let go. But in the end, he did let her go, instead taking her hand and leading her

to the dining table.

“Since you’ve already ordered, might as well finish your meal. Don’t waste food.” Kieran led Julie to the

table.

Julie was indeed hungry, so she started eating

After the meal, Kieran took Julie to his car. He didn’t ask her where she wanted to go, but told the

driver, “To Noblewood Retreat.”

“Mr. Hernandez please let me out at a convenient place later!” Julie said.

Surprisingly, Kieran agreed, “Okay!

By a convenient place, Julie meant a bus stop or a subway station, but she didn’t expect Kieran’s

understanding to mean dropping her right at her destination.

They passed two bus stops, but Kieran showed no signs of stopping the car Julie had no choice but to

turn and look at Kieran, but he was already pretending to be asleep.

So Julie had to tell the driver, “Austin, please let me out at the next bus stop Thank you”

Austin slowed down a bit, unsure if he could stop without Mr. Hernandez’s orders

Kieran’s calm voice came from the back seat, “Keep driving”

“Mr. Hernandez…”

“It’s not working hours. You don’t have to be so formal with me.”

“Kieran, I want to get off Julie said.

The man’s eyes opened slightly. He lazily looked at her, then said lightly, “Then you might as well

jump.”

How shameless!

Jump? He might as well have told her to go die!

“I’m not a stunt actor. I’m not good at jumping off cars, Julie responded to Kieran. “All you need to do is

say ‘stop, and I can get off. That way, I won’t be polluting the air you breathe in the car.

“Then I can’t let you off. You’ve already polluted a car’s worth of air, how can I let you go and pollute

the whole earth?”

Julle was left speechless. Kieran, the sharp-tongued one, could always leave her speechless.

He seemed to be determined to take her straight back to Noblewood Retreat. Suddenly, she

remembered that Mr. Kennedy had mentioned yesterday that Gilded Gate Residences was undergoing

renovation, so Ivan should have moved back to the mansion at Noblewood Retreat today. Therefore,

her destination tonight would also be Noblewood Retreat.

With that in mind, Julie stopped resisting. It was always good to catch a free ride and save some

money.

After a moment of silence in the car, Kieran put on an innocent face and asked Julle, “By the way, when

I came back from the restroom, where did Mr. Sanches go?”

Julie gave Kieran a sidelong glance. He didn’t mention this when he just came back from the restroom,

but him bringing it up now? Wasn’t this intentional?

-Julie replied with a poker face, “Isn’t he your guest? If you don’t know where your guest went, how

would I know?”

She was playing dumb.

Kieran pretended to suddenly understand. “Now that you mention it, I remember running into him by

the restroom door. I talked to him for a bit, then he went into the restroom, and I returned to the private

room. I thought he would come back after going to the restroom. I didn’t expect him to leave.”

He was really good at pretending! So impressive!

Julie was a bit curious about what Elliot and Kieran had talked about, but in the end, she held back and

didn’t ask.

Instead, it was Kieran who took the initiative to say, “Elliot said you’re just confused at the moment, and

that if I can’t treat you sincerely, I shouldn’t give you any hope.”

As he gaid this, Kieran seemed to suddenly become interested. He turned to look at Julie and said,

“What do you think, why would he say

that?”

I’m not him, how would I know…” Julie turned her head to look at the scenery whizzing past the

window. What she really wanted to know was how Kieran had responded to Elliot.

If Kieran hadn’t said something too harsh, Elliot probably wouldn’t have left without even paying for the

meal. After all, it was Elliot who had invited Kieran to dinner.

As if seeing through Julie’s thoughts, Kieran asked, “Do you want to know what I told him?”