Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 133

Ever since Daphne got to know Julie, she rarely heard Julie speak to her in a commanding tone. But this time, she immediately knew she was in for some bad luck.

So, she had no choice but to ask, "Do you remember that time when Annalise claimed she was Mr. Hernandez's girlfriend and Mr. Hernandez didn't deny it?"

Julie remembered it vividly.

Back then, Julie was in her senior year of high school. The school forum was filled with beautiful love stories about Kieran and Annalise, with various versions popping up left and right.

The whole thing started when someone wrote a love letter to Kieran, but for some reason, it ended up in Annalise's hands. Annalise returned the letter to the girl and openly told her, "Kieran is mine. Please stop bothering him."

Annalise was the belle of the neighboring school and was extremely popular. When she publicly made this announcement in Julie's high school, it naturally caused a sensation.

Even though Annalise and Kieran seemed like a perfect match, everyone thought of them as nothing more than a pair of friends. They assumed that Kieran had just gained another admirer. However, the next day, Annalise was waiting for Kieran at the school gate, and Kieran actually stood by her side.

At that time, Julie had bought two ice creams and was eagerly looking for a reason to ride home with Kieran. She didn't expect to see Annalise on the back seat of Kieran's bicycle. That was the spot she had always longed for. Seeing this scene, she was stunned with ice creams in her hand. The girl who had been rejected by Annalise publicly blocked Annalise and Kieran. She looked at Kieran with tear-filled eyes and said, "Even if you're going to reject me, I wish you could tell me yourself!"

Julie admired the girl's courage because she only remembered standing there, not even having the courage to step forward.

Annalise's long hair, delicate features, and beautiful eyes were beyond reproach.

She sat on the back seat of the bicycle, clutching Kieran's white shirt, peeking out from behind him, and smiling at the girl, "Didn't I tell you yesterday? This guy is mine. Don't even think about taking him away."

The girl's face turned from red to green. She still looked at Kieran with hope and asked, "Are you really... hers?"

Julie remembered that Kieran nodded at that time.

From the other end of the phone, Daphne's voice came, "Do you remember when you told me, quite heartbroken, that you were done with Mr. Hernandez and would never love him again?"

Of course, she remembered. She vividly remembered how Annalise, looking like a goddess, rode past her with Kieran. And she, holding two melted ice creams, looked like a fool.

Julie said, "I remember."

"I knew you wouldn't forget!" Daphne said decisively, "After that, you stopped pretending to bump into him in the cafeteria. You would either leave school early or stay in the library for over two hours after school to avoid Kieran. Then you told your family you wanted to live on-campus because of your busy schedule. You avoided Mr. Hernandez for a whole half month, remember?"

"And then?" Julie of course remembered. She remembered how many times she cried in her dreams, how hard she had to resist the urge to go find him, even though she ultimately failed.

Half a month later, Lucian went on a business trip, and the Hernandez family's servants all took a vacation. Kieran was home alone, sick with a fever.

Julie was living next to Kieran at the time. She took him to the hospital and took care of him all night.

It was probably after that incident that her relationship with Kieran became closer.

She didn't know why Daphne suddenly brought up this matter.

Then she heard Daphne on the phone say, "I'm telling you. Mr. Hernandez's high fever was probably on purpose."

"On purpose?" Julie frowned, unconsciously raising her voice, "Can you get sick on purpose?"

"Of course you can! What's more effective than playing sick?" Daphne said confidently.

Julie was even more puzzled, "How do you know he was pretending to be sick?"

"That's a long story." Daphne lowered her voice mysteriously, "Our editor-in-chief is greedy and wants to do an exclusive interview with Mr. Hernandez, so he gathered all the relevant information about Mr. Hernandez. Guess what I found!"

"You even have the nerve to play this suspense game at this time."

Daphne could imagine Julie's sarcastic smile just by hearing her voice. She quickly said, "Can you not threaten me? You're acting just like Mr. Hernandez when you threaten me!"

Julie was speechless.