Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 146

Hearing Julie's heated tone, Kieran on the other end of the phone couldn't help but grin.

He seemed to be reminded of the vivacious Joyce Abraham, the one who would point her finger at him and order him not to leave school whenever she got mad.

Julie, filled with rage, stormed back to the City Hall, where Kieran was indeed waiting for her.

As soon as she entered the City Hall, she was ushered into the staff break room by Tina.

Tina seemed to admire and respect Julie even more now.

Julie saw Kieran sitting on the sofa, being waited on like a VIP by the staff.

Without saying a word, Julie went straight up to him, grabbed his collar, and demanded, "Where's my divorce certificate?"

"It was changed," he replied calmly, apparently undeterred by Julie's outburst.

Julie paused for a moment. " It was changed? What did you change it to?"

"This one." Kieran pulled out a marriage certificate and handed it to Julie.

The big words 'Marriage Certificate' clearly indicated their married status. The couple photo on it was the same one they had used years ago, and they didn't look much different now.

The certificate also specifically marked "Remarried."

Julie was probably too angry to speak. Her face was flushed, and she remained silent for quite a while.

Dylan had planned to stick around for the drama but was shooed away by Kieran before Julie arrived.

Kieran remained calm. He told Tina, "Clear everyone out and close the main door. No more entries. Julie's here to settle scores with me, and I don't want anyone else to hamper her performance."

Julie stared furiously at Kieran, helplessly watching as Tina cleared the room.

Once the door was shut, Julie finally found her voice.

"Do you know that deceiving someone into marriage is illegal?" She finally blurted out.

"Are you going to sue me then?" He asked.

Kieran's eyes were deep, and his lips slightly parted. His calmness seemed innate.

Sometimes, Julie felt utterly helpless dealing with Kieran. Like right now.

Yes, deceiving someone into marriage was illegal. But was she going to actually sue Kieran for this? Then she would be the real fool!

So, Julie took a deep breath and looked at Kieran, "I won't sue you. Let's just get divorced again. Kieran, I'm not the Joyce from eight years ago, I don't want to marry you."

Julie looked intently at Kieran. Her words were resolute.

She reached out to pull Kieran, wanting to take him to process their divorce. But he pulled her and pinned her on the sofa.

His passionate kiss took her breath away.

He seemed to suck all the oxygen out of her lungs with his kiss. Just when she thought she was about to suffocate, he let go of her lips, allowing her to breathe.

She forcefully pushed him away, her initial struggle eventually turned into helplessness.

His kiss, from the initial wildness, gradually became more tender.

He caught her hand, placing it on his waist.

This jolted Julie back to reality.

Finally, she mustered the courage to bite his tongue.

"Ouch..." Kieran let go of Julie in pain, licking his lips, his bright eyes full of indulgence as he looked at her, "One day, I'll have to pull out your teeth!"

"Get up!" Julie glared at Kieran.

Kieran didn't move. Instead, he looked at her and said, "The Kieran from eight years ago wants to tell the present Julie that I willingly married Joyce back then. Now I'm willing to give everything to Julie."

His words were touching.

But...

"Everyone knows you married me out of necessity back then. Everyone knows you didn't like me at that time. Everyone knows it was me who chased after you..."

"I chased after you too, Joyce," Kieran suddenly said as he looked at Julie.

From his deep eyes, Julie seemed to see the most beautiful scene in the world.

Though his words made Julie's heart beat faster for a moment, she quickly came back to reality.

"I was the one who always chased after you. I was the one who always had eyes for you. When did you ever chase me?"

"Do you remember our first year in high school, when we were both on the track team? Didn't I run four kilometers to catch up with you?" Kieran replied.