Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 91

At that moment, Julie’s mind was in a chaotic whirl. She clutched the gift bag in her hand, her eyes

wide open, seemingly unfocused. Their close proximity seemed to suck the breath right out of her, and

Julie suddenly felt a bit light headed

He deliberately nipped her red lips. Julie opened her mouth in pain, but he took the opportunity to kiss

her.

His lips gently swept over her, Julie instinctively closed her eyes, shyly responding

The next thing she knew, she was being hoisted up and found herself lying on a soft bed.

It was only when his passionate hands lifted her skirt that Julie realized the unusual warmth of his body.

“Kieran” She pushed against his chest, finally finding her voice again

His eyes were hazy, deep, and bottomless, like an endless universe. Julie swallowed hard and handed

him the gift, saying shyly. This is your birthday present”

“Joyce” Only he knew how much restraint it took to control himself. He looked at her with affectionate

eyes, gently calling her name

This was the first time Julie had heard Joyce’ from Kieran’s mouth. It was such an ordinary name, but it

felt as precious as gold

She innocently helped him open the gift box Inside was a dark green, exquisite tie Julie’s face turned

red from shyness, and Kieran’s face also blushed slightly

She held the box in one hand, and the other hand was pressed against his chest. It was only when her

hand touched his firm chest that Julie noticed his unusually high body temperature

“Are you running a fever? Julie asked innocently

Perhaps it was her innocent gaze that brought Kieran back to his senses. He suddenly stood up,

moving away from her, trying hard to control himself, shouting at Julie, “Get out”

How could he suddenly become so cold when they were just so intimate?

You see, it took Julie seven years of hard wor to climb into Kieran’s bed. She wouldn’t leave that easily.

She held the gift box tightly and shook her head firmly. Im not leaving. Bro Kieran You just kissed me,

and now you want me to leave, isn’t that playing dirty?”

Unexpectedly, this innocent woman wanted to argue with him. Before Kieran could say anything, she

lunged at him, wrapped the tie around his neck, and said innocently, “I thought you’d look good with

this tie the moment I saw it I’ve learnt many ways to tie a tie.”

Julie intended to try out her newly

Geran, but as soon as she put the tie on his neck, he grabbed her hand tightly. “Get out!”

“Today is your birthday. Where can i go I’m not by your side? I’ll tell you, the tie is just an extra actually

wanted to give you cuff links” Kieran pulled Julie up from the bed

were red and bloodshot, and he hoarsely told her to get out.

Julie’s wrist hurt from his grip She was pushed off the bed by Kieran and held her wrist in pain. She

twisted it a bit and finally realized something was wrong with Kieran Bro Kieran

Thanks to Daphne’s constant goading Jule finally understood Kieran’s situation. She wouldn’t tell

Kieran that shed been plotting to get him in bed since she was eighteen, so she knew all about the

effects of being drugged She just hadnt had the chance to put it into practice

At that moment, she finally realized what was happening. She looked down at the place where Kieran’s

towel was wrapped, swallowed hard, and said. “Bro Kieran, were you set up actually

Joyce, I gave you the chance to reject me” At that moment, all of Kieran’s restraint exploded. His

emotions took over his rationality Julje stood there looking silly wanting to tell him she had waited for

this day for a long time, but before she could say those touching words, Kieran had already pulled her

to the side of the bed and pushed her down.

Knowing what was about to happen, Julie was stiff as a board, feeling the hot air she exhaled. He

guided her hand and gently placed it on his waist, wrapped in a towel His burning skin touched her

tense, trembling skin

His deep and shallow kisses fell on her forehead, nose, lips, neck, collarbone, and down

Julie only felt her breath quicken, as if someone had sucked the air out of her. He kept coaxing her,

softly calling her Joyce. He made her mind full of his name in the gentlest way.

The last thing she remembered was him using that dark green tie to bind her hands and tie her to the

head of the bed, and the marks he left on her.

Although it’s been eight years since that happened, these memories were deeply ingrained in her mind,

and she remembered that tie better than anyone But now he deliberately used that memorable tie to

bind her wrists again and press her under him. No matter how heartless Julie was, she couldn’t help

but struggle in his arms

“Seems you remember. He said, lightly kissing her forehead, then unexpectedly letting her go

He picked up the clean white shirt Julie had just given him, put it on, and walked out of the lounge with

a meaningful smile on his face. Everything that just happened felt like a storm, unexpectedly starting,

yet leaving you wanting more when it ended.

Julie lay on the bed for a while before she came back to her senses. She untied the tie from her wrist,

picked up the bag of dirty clothes, and walked to Kieran’s desk

“Your behavior just now, at best, was crazy At worst, it’s sexual harassment!” She threw the tie on the

desk and looked at the man in front of her seriously.

anger rising

The man leaned back in his chair, smiling at her. “Then you can sue me! I’ll hire you as my lawyer”

This shameless comment left the usually eloquent Julie speechless, unable to say a word

Kierans case with Creative Nexus Media was hitting the courtroom tomorrow. Once that wrapped up,

she’d be leaving her gig at Simpo Copronto,

11:06

per the contract. Ever since Julie tried to get Porter to break the contract, he’d been telling her it was a

no-go.

After a gander at the contract, Julie realized Porter was right on the money. She gave it a good once-

over, and it said that as soon as the case was finished, the contract was null and void, which meant she

was off the hook at Simpo Co.

With that in mind, Julie finally chilled out, grabbed her dirty laundry, and split without uttering another

word. But the way she slammed the door behind her spoke volumes about her pissed-off state. Karl got

some fresh threads delivered from the mall and happened to run into Julie while he was changing in

the restroom.

The real sucker in this whole mess was Karl.

Feeling a tad guilty, Julie apologized to Karl, “Karl, about earlier, I’m sorry…

“It’s cool” Karl gave Julie a respectful smile, more worried about what kind of hell Mr. Hernandez was

going to raise for him. If only he hadn’t been such a peeping tom, he wouldn’t have caught a glimpse of

Ms. Abraham’s goods.

Once Julie was gone, Karl gave a shake of his head and a helpless grin, then knocked on the door.

“Come in,” Kieran’s steady voice came from inside.

Karl pushed open the door, deciding to get the ball rolling “Mr. Hernandez, the secretary to the CEO of

Ray Group, called. Mr. Sanches wants to have dinner with you tonight.”

The CEO of Ray Group, Elliot? Kieran was leaning back in his chair, holding a jet-black pen, giving Kart

a thoughtful look. Just one glance was enough to send a chill up Karls spine. After years with Mr.

Hernandez, he knew that look meant Mr. Hernandez was mulling over how to handle him.

Karl knew Kieran well enough because his next words were, “Don’t think changing the subject will

make me forget what just happened”

Karl knew Mr. Hernandez wouldn’t let him off the hook that easily. He straightened up. “Mr. Hernandez,

I swear I meant no disrespect.

“Find a good excuse for Mrs. Hernandez to join me for dinner with Elliot tonight, and we’re square,”

Kieran cut off Karl’s apology.

Karl thought for a second. Mr. Hernandez wanted him to come up with a reason for Mrs. Hernandez to

agree to join hun for dinner? That was like asking him to pluck stars from the sky!

As Karl was racking his brains, Kieran’s voice came, cool as a cucumber, “What? Can’t do it?”

Could he say he couldn’t? Could he? He couldn’t!

Karl immediately shook his head. “I’ll contact her right away”

“Go on, ask her to bring me a cup of that hundred-dollar instant coffee, Kieran said offhandedly.

Karl didn’t have a clue what a hundred-dollar instant coffee was, but he faithfully relayed Mr.

Hernandez’s request.

Even though Julie was still in a huff, the coffee was worth a hundred bucks after all, so she headed for

the pantry Karl didn’t make himself scarce after delivering the message and instead joined Julie in the

pantry