Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 116

Annalise only told Julie that she had blocked a lot of suitors for Kieran but didn't mention how many pointless suitors Kieran had helped Julie dodge behind her back.

Nor did she tell Julie that the reason Julie had been able to chase Kieran for so long was because Kieran had never thought of rejecting her.

While it was true that Annalise came over that day with a heart full of gossip and curiosity about what was going on between Kieran and Julie, she didn't come specifically for that.

The real reason was different.

"Hayden Simson has been back for more than half a month; why didn't you tell me?" Annalise turned her head and asked Kieran.

Kieran knew the reason Annalise came over was probably because of Hayden.

"If I told you, could you win his heart?" Kieran asked calmly, as if he already knew the answer.

Annalise shot Kieran a glance, "So Hayden really is back; I wasn't seeing things? Who's that woman with him?"

She walked over, shoved Julie aside, and said to Kieran, "I was in a great mood this morning. I went shopping and saw someone who looked just like Hayden. But that's not the point; the point is, he was shopping with a woman, even picking out lingerie for her! Lingerie! The cold Hayden, how could he be picking out lingerie with another woman? Don't you agree? So, I thought I must have been seeing things. I originally came to ask you to confirm, but I got the answer just by asking casually! I care so much about you, yet you didn't even tell me!"

"Hayden, you mean Kieran's friend?" Julie asked casually.

In her mind, Hayden was indifferent to women. Saying Hayden was picking lingerie for women, Julie would rather believe Hayden was picking lingerie for men. In other words, she was more willing to believe that Hayden liked men and wouldn't be with a woman.

Her comment immediately grabbed Annalise's attention.

She excitedly looked at Julie, "You know him too?"

Julie then realized what it meant to put her foot in her mouth, so she quickly covered her mouth and shook her head.

But Annalise still walked over and said, "I knew you must know him; you've been married to Kieran for over three years. You must have met him. So... have you seen Hayden since he came back?"

Just as Julie was hesitating whether to nod or shake her head, Kieran's eyes became deep, and he frowned, "Have you seen Hayden?"

Originally, Julie wanted to shake her head, but hearing Kieran's tone, she immediately looked at Kieran and answered, "Yes, we met, so what?"

"That's great!" Annalise came over, hugged Julie's shoulder, and said, "Then you must know how to contact him, right? Let's do this; I'll treat you to a meal first. What do you think?"

Originally, Julie was planning to reject Annalise's invitation, but seeing Kieran's thoughtful gaze, she suddenly felt that going out to eat with Annalise was the right decision.

So, she smiled at Annalise, then turned her head and loudly said to Kieran, "Mr. Hernandez, I'm taking a day off today. If you don't agree, you can fire me!"

With that, Julie quickly left with Annalise.

Watching them leave, Kieran smiled.

Fire her? He had no such plans!

The crowd at the entrance was waiting to see the outcome in the office.

All of them were anticipating who would come out of the office heartbroken.

However, no one expected that, in the end, Annalise would leave the office with Julie.

Not only was Annalise gently holding Julie's arm, but she was also smiling at Julie and asking, "What should we eat next? How about French food? Or fast food?"

Julie turned her head and smiled at Annalise, "Either is fine; you decide."

Kieran's office door opened again, as if nothing had happened. He said to Tina, "Call Karl."

Seeing the boss finally step in, everyone put away their curiosity and returned to their posts to work.

In the end, Annalise randomly picked a fast-food restaurant and walked in with Julie.

In Julie's memory, Annalise was a cool beauty, a rich girl with a good family background, good at studies, good at sports, an all-around excellent student, the teacher's pride, and an idol in the hearts of her classmates.

However, at the moment, that idol was sitting across from her eating fast food, which felt somewhat unbelievable to Julie.