Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 115

Julie's status was still ambiguous, but as for Ms. Annalise, there was no one in the office who didn't know of her.

All of Mr. Hernandez's principles seemed to fly out the window when it came to Ms. Annalise.

For instance, she could just waltz into the CEO's office and even call him by his first name.

Tina had even caught her arm in arm with the CEO, heading into the elevator. The CEO would even ask her what she felt like eating.

For a few years before Attorney Abraham showed up, Ms. Annalise was the only woman allowed in Mr.

Hernandez's office for personal reasons.

If it wasn't for the news of Attorney Abraham and Mr. Hernandez breaking, nearly everyone in the office would have thought that Mr. Hernandez and Ms. Annalise were an item.

Even Ms. Bertha, who was rumored to be Mr. Hernandez's ex-fiancée, never showed up in his office. That just goes to show how special Ms. Annalise was to Mr. Hernandez.

With Attorney Abraham and Mr. Hernandez still in the office, if you add Ms. Annalise into the mix,

the situation would simply be too spicy. Tina hardly dared to think about it.

So, she casually told Annalise, "Mr. Hernandez isn't... isn't in the office."

"Oh, no worries, I'll wait for him in the office." Annalise said, pushing open the office door without giving a second thought to what Tina had just said.

The office door was already open; Tina couldn't stop her, even if she wanted to.

Inside the messy office, Julie was leaning against the desk, with Kieran trapping her in his arms.

They were inches apart, and as the door opened, Kieran and Julie both turned to look at the entrance.

With tears welling up in her eyes, Tina looked at Kieran and said, "Mr. Hernandez, I'm sorry, I..."

Julie glanced at the employees outside the door, their necks craning like a bunch of geese, and tried to push Kieran away, but that just made things look even more suspicious.

"Ms. Annalise, you came at just the right time. Mr. Hernandez got something in his eye. I tried to blow it out but couldn't. You try!" Julie said, taking advantage of Kieran's confusion to pry open one of his eyes. She puffed up her cheeks and blew a gust of air into Kieran's eye.

Kieran blinked several times, taken aback by the force of her breath. "Is she trying to murder me?" he thought.

He suddenly grabbed Julie's hand, a faint smile on his lips. He whispered, "Minty."

That was the flavor of the mouthwash Julie habitually used.

Julie quickly pulled her hand away and turned to give Annalise a friendly, albeit strained smile.

Annalise waved at Tina, then walked into the office, slamming the door shut.

Tina was locked out in an instant, and the office outside immediately erupted in excitement.

With the firepower of Attorney Abraham and Ms. Annalise, this was sure to be a spectacle! The way Ms. Annalise slammed the door, she was about to break it.

Julie wasn't sure what the relationship between Annalise and Kieran was, but in her heart, Annalise was always a rival. But she was somewhat thankful for this 'rival's' sudden appearance then. Otherwise, there would have been problems.

After storming into Kieran's office, Julie got straight to the point, "I've had Karl retract the press release. I lied to Karl, saying it was your idea. The news is already out; there's no need for you to add fuel to the fire with an explanation. Gossip will eventually fade, replaced by the latest entertainment news."

Julie told Kieran directly, "I don't believe Nexus would appeal again without any chance of winning, unless someone suggested it. Besides you, I can't think of anyone else. Kieran, let me go! Even if we can't love each other, can we at least stop torturing each other?"

"Torturing each other?" Kieran didn't seem to like this phrase, or else he wouldn't have gradually moved closer to Julie.

Julie backed away step by step, until she was backed against the desk with nowhere else to go.

He trapped her completely in his arms, a tall wall in front of her.

He bent down to look her in the eye, and just as they were locked in a stare-down, Annalise suddenly burst through the door.

Julie was relieved. If Annalise hadn't barged in, she couldn't imagine what would have happened next, especially since everything she'd done today must have successfully pissed Kieran off.

As Annalise angrily slammed the door and glared at Julie and Kieran, it was clear she thought Julie was the third wheel ruining her relationship with Kieran.

Julie thought, "If I don't say something first, Annalise is definitely going to get the wrong idea."

Julie guessed she was probably here because of the news that morning. So, she took the lead and turned to Annalise and said, "About last night, I can explain."

The reason Julie cared about Annalise was because she knew that making an enemy out of a woman was a really dumb move.