Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 123

"I'm gonna slowly pay off my debt! If he's not happy with it, let him sue me. The worst that could happen is that I end up in jail."

This was the first time Daphne saw Julie being so reckless, like she had given up on everything.

She carefully observed Julie, tentatively asking, "Would you really prefer going to jail than staying with Mr. Hernandez?"

"Daphne, you've been acting weird lately," Julie bluntly stated.

Fearing she had given herself away, Daphne quickly changed the subject, "I'm just worried about you. What if Mr. Hernandez actually sues you? Am I supposed to just watch you go to jail? Besides, didn't you promise Mr. Kennedy to take care of his kid? What will he do if you just leave like this?"

Having said that, she added, "The kid really depends on you, doesn't he?"

"He might be upset at first, but he'll probably forget about me after a while," Julie said, not knowing if she was talking to Daphne or herself.

Daphne still disagreed with Julie's decision to go to Oakhurst, "It's so far away and you'll be alone, with no one to look after you. I'll be worried!"

"I'm not a child anymore," Julie gave Daphne a big hug, reassuring her, "Don't worry! Everything will be fine."

Daphne knew that Julie had made up her mind, so in the end, she couldn't keep her from leaving.

When she sent Julie off at the airport, she felt a sense of relief.

The only person Julie could never miss in her life was probably Kieran Hernandez. From the beginning, their fates were intertwined, and Julie couldn't just run away from it.

Knowing Kieran's love for Julie, Daphne was sure they would meet again in the future, so she didn't keep Julie here because one day, she would come back.

In the last moment before the plane took off, Julie took out her phone, opened WhatsApp, and sent a message to Mr. Kennedy. Then, she threw away the SIM card and boarded the plane.

Kieran received a call from Ivan Hernandez just before he received Julie's farewell message.

Ivan excitedly asked on the other end of the phone, "Kerry, where did you take Mama Julie? I'm off today, but Mama Julie didn't come to accompany me. I'm upset, you know?"

When Kieran woke up in the morning, Julie was already gone.

He probably had a hunch about what Julie would do today after the unpleasant conversation last night.

So he told Ivan on the phone, "Go see if Mama Julie's luggage is still in her bedroom."

Ivan rushed to Julie's bedroom, only to find no trace of Julie’s luggage in the neat room.

He immediately furrowed his brows in distress, "Oh no, Kerry, Mama Julie has run away!"

"Don't worry, she'll come back. Let Noah accompany you for now." Kieran said, then hung up the phone.

In the private club, Kieran sat on the sofa. Dylan was sitting across from him with a glass of wine and said, "Why hasn't Hayden arrived yet? Is he lost?"

"If I were really lost, how could I hear your sarcastic remarks?" Hayden's voice came from the entrance, making Dylan, who often dealt with corpses, shake a little.

"Hayden, is the traffic in Whispering Pines smooth?" Dylan put down his glass and smiled at Hayden.

Surprisingly, a stunning beautiful woman followed Hayden in. With her short, neat hair and delicate features, she gave Dylan a cold glance.

Dylan had never seen such a cold yet attractive woman. He immediately put down his glass and warmly approached Julien.

Still grinning at Hayden, he said, "When did you get such a frosty beauty by your side?"

Dylan walked over and tried to put his arm around Julien's shoulder, saying, "Hello, beauty, I am..." Suddenly, he cried out in pain.

Before he could finish introducing himself, Julien had twisted his arm behind his back. She released him and looked at Dylan coldly, "Mr. Dylan, please behave. Not every woman's shoulder is free for you to touch."

"I'm Dylan." Dylan rubbed his arm while complaining to Hayden, "I thought she was a rose with thorns, but she turns out to be a hedgehog!"

Julien gave Dylan a stern look. He quickly hid behind Hayden, but still felt unsafe, so he sat down next to Kieran.

Julien recognized Kieran, who was sitting in the corner, at first glance. She approached Kieran and said, "Julie went to Oakhurst. Did you send someone to follow her?"

Kieran lifted his head, his sharp gaze swept over Julien. The answer was obvious.