Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 126

Ivan kept his eyes fixed on Kieran. It took two to three seconds before he suddenly looked at him unhappily, snatched Kieran’s hand, and placed the developed photo in his palm, “I’m Mama Julie’s real kid, right? She is my mom, right?”

After speaking, Ivan took out his phone, opened his photo album, pointed at his own picture in the album, and then pointed at Julie in the photo. He pouted adorably, “Look, my mouth is exactly the same as Mama Julie’s, right? I must be Mama Julie’s real kid!”

After he finished speaking, he added unhappily, “I’m so adorable, definitely didn’t inherit that from you!”

“Mm, your shameless behavior is definitely not inherited from me.” Kieran glanced at the photo in his hand, “Where did you get this photo?”

Ivan immediately covered his mouth, seriously refusing to speak, then cheekily snatched the photo back from Kieran and held it tightly. He sniffled deliberately, “Just tell me, is she really my mom?”

“You only have one mom, how could she be a fake one?” Kieran snatched the photo back from Ivan, “Your mom is on a trip. Go back to your room and call your mom.”

Even though Ivan had known the answer in his heart, he was still surprised when he heard the confirmation from his dad. He was stunned for a moment, overwhelmed with emotion.

It wasn’t until Kieran turned around to go to his study that Ivan excitedly grabbed Shannon’s hand, “I didn’t fall from the sky! Shannon, I’m my mom’s real kid!!”

A kind expression crossed Shannon’s face. She squatted down in front of Ivan, gently stroked his head, and said, “Of course, you didn’t fall from the sky. Your mom had a hard time giving birth to you! Your mom is the woman who loves you most in the world. Ivan, you have to help your dad find your mom”

“Ok!” Ivan was obedient for the first time. He hugged Shannon’s face, gave her a big kiss, and then happily went upstairs with his phone. When he reached the stairway, he seemed to remember something and turned around to Shannon, “Shannon, thanks for the photo!! didn’t betray you!”

After speaking, he went upstairs while dialing Julie’s number However, Julie’s phone number had been disconnected.

Ivan looked sorrowful at the stairway, standing still. After a while, he seemed to have an idea. He opened WhatsApp and sent a video chat request to Julie.

Julie had just arrived at the hotel in Oakhurst. She had just taken a shower when the sound of the video chat came.

Tonight, even if Ivan didn’t contact her proactively, she planned to contact Ivan.

So Julie immediately answered the call.

Ivan seemed to be in his bedroom. As soon as he saw Julie, he became extremely excited, even somewhat speechless. Although he was always excited every time he saw Julie, he had never been like this.

Julie looked at Ivan on the screen with a sense of guilt, “Ivan, I’m sorry…”

“Dad said you are on a trip. He was excited for a while before he calmed down.

Before boarding the plane. Julie left a message for Mr. Kennedy, telling him that she was going on a trip. She thanked him for his care, but due to the recent events, she wanted to take a trip to relax.

But Mr. Kennedy never replied to her message. She guessed that he might be disappointed in her for being so ungrateful. After all, when she had nowhere to go, it was Mr. Kennedy who took her in.

Although Julie never took Mr. Kennedy’s money except for that gift card, she still felt guilty for leaving so quietly.

Julie said to Ivan, “You have to be obedient at home and listen to your dad. When I have a chance, I will take you on a trip, okay?”

This was Julie’s sincere promise to him, although this promise might not be realized in the short term.

Ivan didn’t care about Julie’s proposal. He asked cautiously, “Mama Julie, you won’t abandon me, will you?”

This time, Julie’s answer was very firm, ‘Of course not. We will definitely meet again in the future, but you have to promise me one thing. okay?”

‘Okay”

“You can’t tell Kerry anything between you and me, okay?”

As soon as she finished speaking, Kieran suddenly snatched the phone from Ivan.

On the other end of the phone, Julie was only wearing a bathrobe, her freshly washed hair still dripping wet on her shoulders, with

droplets of water sliding down her neck.

“What secrets do you have from me?” Kieran’s voice was cold and dangerous.

Julie was so scared that she immediately hung up the call.

After the screen of the phone turned black, her heart was still pounding wildly

This is bad! She should have foreseen that she could be caught by Kieran during a video chat with Ivan….

Julie put down her phone, trying to calm her rapidly beating heart.

Her phone suddenly vibrated.

Julie picked up her phone, opened WhatsApp, and saw a message sent from Ivan’s account, but it was obviously sent by Kieran.

He asked her, “When are you coming home?”

The tone made it seem like he was a good husband who often waited at home for his wife. It was a very Joyce Abraham-like greeting, but why did Julie feel a chill?

Julie quickly shook her head, throwing away those confusing thoughts. Just as she was about to close WhatsApp, she saw a message from Mr. Kennedy, “Have you arrived at your destination?”

She hesitated for a few seconds before her fingers rapidly typed on the keyboard, “I just arrived. Aren’t you asleep?”

This time, Mr. Kennedy’s reply was quick, ‘It seems that your last advice didn’t work.”

Julie said, “What?” Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

“Last time you told me your strategy to win back an ex-wife was to buy her gifts, flatter her, hug her, and if all fail, just kiss her. But it seems like those tactics didn’t really do the trick.”

Julie never thought he’d actually go ahead and do it. She broke out in a cold sweat.

She wanted to ask him if he really did it, but then decided it was a dumb question. So, she deleted her drafted message and only replied, “I remember you mentioning that you managed to get your ex-wife to

move into Noblewood Retreat with you, right?”

Otherwise, Ivan wouldn’t have been left at Kieran’s place.

Kieran replied, “Maybe I scared her when I kissed her.”

“Was it a passionate kiss?” Julie wrote and sent without thinking.

So, two seconds after sending it, she quickly withdrew the message and pretended like nothing happened. She was about to apologize, but before she could even finish typing sorry, Mr. Kennedy had already shot her a text.

He said, “I saw the message you just withdrew”

Julie was speechless

Just as she was hesitating how to respond to the straightforward Mr. Kennedy, he sent another text, “Do you want me to go into detail about our kiss?”

With his phone in hand, Kieran chuckled mischievously on the other end.

Julie quickly replied, “No need!”

“So, do you have any other good ideas?” Mr. Kennedy asked.

Julie didn’t expect that he’d fallen for her trick once, and was actually willing to walk right into it again.

This time, she bluntly said, “Most of the plans I come up with are bad ideas, not worth trying.”

“I trust you a lot.” Mr. Kennedy sent a message, then he added, “At least your previous bad idea gave me the chance to live with my ex-wife, even though it wasn’t for long.”

“Did you guys separate again?”

“Yes, and now we’re far apart.”

Julie asked, “Can I ask why you guys separated?”

“We couldn’t agree on certain issues.” He replied and asked, ‘So, do you have any other good ideas to make my ex-wife change her mind?”

“It depends on whether she’s completely given up on you. If she still has a glimmer of hope for you, her heart might be like a block of ice, and all you need is enough warmth to melt it. Then her frozen heart will naturally open. However, if she’s truly given up on you, no plan will change her mind.”

What Julie really wanted to say was, if she still has feelings for you, then go for it! But if she’s totally over you, don’t waste your time.

However, Mr. Kennedy clearly only caught one key point, which was, “How can I melt a frozen heart?”

Julie suddenly realized, she’s successfully set a trap for herself.

So, what should she respond next?