Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 132

What Julie didn’t see coming was that the folder contained a contract.

The contract was signed years ago between Bertha and Kieran.

When Julie saw Kieran and Bertha’s names on the contract, she was shocked. She didn’t read out the contents of the contract verbatim as Kieran requested.

She just gave the contract a quick look.

The terms were clear. The contract stipulated that Kieran had to publicly acknowledge Bertha as his fiancee, but they could never marry.

Bertha also promised Kieran that she would never reveal Julie as Kieran’s ex-wife.

They agreed to keep their child out of the public eye, but Bertha would not keep the child unless Kieran and Julie divorced.

The contract also clearly stated that if Kieran let Julie know about the contract, Bertha would immediately reveal Julie’s status as an ex-wife and have an abortion.

But what left Julie puzzled was, since Bertha had already promised that her child was not Kieran’s biological child, why would Kieran agree to all of Bertha’s demands in the contract to protect her child?

She might not have been so confused if she hadn’t seen the contract, but the contents only deepened her doubts.

Kieran had told her that

relationship with Bertha was not what she thought. Now it seemed that was true. Bertha had also admitted

that her child was not Kieran’s biological child.

But she didn’t understand why Kieran would rather divorce her to protect that child, even at the expense of his own biological child?

Julie, who had initially decided to leave, now had her mind full of these questions.

Julie suddenly felt that there were many truths behind this that she couldn’t imagine. If she insisted on asking Kieran, she might not be able to accept his answer.

Julie tried to snatch her clothes from Kieran’s hand, I’ve seen the contract. Can I go now?”

She acted as if nothing had happened and tried to take back her clothes.

Instead, Kieran threw the clothes onto the balcony and locked the patio doors.

He feigned innocence and looked at Julie, “Go ahead. I won’t stop you.”

Julie felt that the word “shameless’ was already inadequate to describe this man.

“I’m leaving!” Julie didn’t know where she got the courage from. She grabbed the bedsheet and wrapped it around her, then trotted toward the door.

Kieran watched as Julie’s character grew stronger, stepped forward, and blocked the door with his long leg

His tall figure looked down at the petite woman wrapped in a bedsheet.

Her shoulder still had the red mark he accidentally left. Her damp shoulder was vaquely visible under the white bedsheet, displaying a kind of elusive beauty.

“You said you wouldn’t stop me, didn’t you?” Julie looked up at him, her eyes filled with tears. Content © NôvelDrama.Org 2024.

The man simply replied calmly, “I have no shame, so I can do whatever I want.”

Seeing Julie’s eyes almost on fire, Kieran continued, “You bit my neck just now, now you want to bite my leg? You can bite at 58- centimeters on my knee.

A man with legs 1.2 meters long, 58 centimeters on his knee….

Julie gave a glance at the private part of Kieran, then turned and walked towards the balcony

However, she didn’t expect that the moment she turned, the man suddenly hugged her from behind and held her tightly.

His pounding chest was against her back.

He bent over and rested his head on Julie’s shoulder. His unique scent filled Julie’s nose, making her forget to struggle for a moment.

Kieran’s deep voice sounded in Julie’s ear.

He said, ‘Bertha’s child is my brother’s.”

Julie’s hand covered Kieran’s. She originally intended to pry his hand off, but she stopped in her tracks because of Kieran’s sudden words.

After a while, she gathered all her strength and pried Kieran’s hand from her waist.

She turned to look at him and said, “Your brother died when you were 21, but Bertha didn’t get pregnant until you were 23. You’re telling

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me the child is your brother’s?”

Kieran turned around, took out another document from the same folder, and handed it to Julie, “Lucian had prostate cancer. To facilitate treatment and ensure future fertility, the doctor stored his sperm in advance. This is the operation record of that year, as well as related information about Bertha’s artificial insemination.”

By this point, Julie had understood.

Kieran was practically raised by Lucian. Their brotherly bond was something Julie had witnessed.

If the child in Bertha’s belly at that time was the only offspring of the deceased Lucian, then she could understand the decision Kieran made to protect Bertha and the child. But understanding does not mean acceptance. This does not mean that Julie would forgive Kieran for choosing his brother’s child over their own child.

But what chilled Julie the most was the woman she thought was her friend had been scheming against her behind her back.

Finally, Julie understood why, even though Whispering Pines was not big, she had never encountered Kieran in the past five years; why Kieran only began to appear frequently in her life after Bertha’s death.

Even though her mind was in turmoil, Julie’s face was still calm.

“So what?” she shoved the report of Bertha’s artificial insemination back at Kieran, “Just because you confessed, just because you have a reason, I can just pretend nothing happened?”

She shook her head and said to Kieran, “No, it’s not like that. Wounds will heal, but they always leave scars. I understand your choice, but I can’t forgive you, not in this lifetime…”

She took a deep breath, tears welling up in her eyes. She seemed to gather her courage before she spoke, her voice choking slightly, “No matter what, our child is innocent. There’s no future between us anymore. Please leave me alone… and give me a chance to let go of myself too…

Her eyes were brimmed with hot tears threatening to spill.

Kieran’s heart twitched involuntarily.

He reached out, lightly stroking her cheek. “You’re too tired, rest up. We’ll talk tomorrow.”

His voice was as soothing as honey that refused to melt.

That night, he still didn’t let her go, forcefully making her stay in the hotel.

After receiving a call, Kieran turned and left.

Outside the door, Kieran had three bodyguards in place to make sure Julie couldn’t leave.

Eventually, after trying for over half an hour, she gave up on the idea of escaping.

Daphne called to ask Julie, “How’s it going in Oakhurst?”

Julie told Daphne about everything that happened that day.

Hearing that Kieran had gone to see Julie, Daphne felt relieved for some reason. She always believed that lovers should stick together through thick and thin, not hurt each other. Ever since learning the truth from Julien, Daphne had always thought that Julie would eventually forgive Kieran.

But Julie was obviously still resisting Kieran, so she delicately said, “Julie, have you ever thought that you and Mr. Hernandez didn’t get this far just by your efforts alone?”

“What do you mean?” Julie asked casually.

Daphne answered seriously, “All unexpected encounters are destined. All chance meetings are premeditated. If Mr. Hernandez really wanted to avoid you from the beginning, do you think you’d have a chance to deflate his bicycle tires?”

Julie was silent for a moment, then suddenly realized, “So you mean, the chance I had to deflate his bike tires was with his consent?”

Julie’s voice suddenly rose, “Daphne, are you hiding something from me?”

Daphne coughed nervously a couple of times, then answered, “Well when I suggested you deflate Mr. Hemandez’s bike tires, Annalise happened to be passing by. She took a video. Later I heard that Annalise sent the video to Mr. Hernandez…”

With that, Daphne quickly added, “But that’s not the point. The point is, Mr. Hernandez knew you were going to deflate his tires, but deliberately didn’t expose you and let you have your way. That’s profound love! And also….

“What else?” Julie asked coldly Daphne felt that if Julie was in front of her right now, she might get punched…

Daphne answered awkwardly, “Nothing nothing else…”

Tell me! What else are you hiding from me?”