Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 157

Julie was shocked and confused. Out of the blue, she bumped into Kieran’s chest.

His fingers tightly clutched her chin. Under his control, she slightly lifted her head. At that moment, he bent down and kissed her.

Although it was just a light kiss, the sudden smooch made Julie's breath hitch.

Snap back to reality, she forcefully pushed Kieran away, "I'm not your ex-wife you need to chase after anymore, nor do I need you to continue flattering me the way I taught you. This could piss off your current wife."

"Join me for lunch." He patted Julie's head, then with a smile, he opened the elevator door for her.

Julie was still glaring at him when he simply pushed her out.

The legal department should have been notified. As soon as Julie arrived, someone came to meet her immediately.

The person who met her was a very capable woman, very beautiful. She had a slim figure, her long hair tied in a ponytail, her light red lips weren't too bold but still eye-catching.

The woman looked familiar, but Julie could not recall where she had seen her.

She introduced herself to Julie, "Hello, I am Davina. Legal affairs director at Simpo Co."

"Hello, I'm Julie." Julie felt that the name Davina was also familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere.

Davina gave her a smile, "HR just called. You just transferred to the legal department and are not familiar with its operations, so you can start as my assistant, is that okay?"

Julie shook her head, "No problem. Thanks."

"You're welcome."

So, Julie became Davina's assistant. She spent the morning dealing with some miscellaneous tasks with Davina.

Julie could not remember where she had seen Davina. At lunchtime, Davina suddenly dropped her professional facade, walked up to Julie's desk, and tapped it twice, "Mrs. Hernandez, do you know where the company cafeteria is?"

Suddenly being addressed as Mrs. Hernandez, Julie was stunned.

"Are you planning on having lunch with Mr. Hernandez, or are you going to the cafeteria with us?" Davina asked Julie.

Davina had been very professional all morning, but her sudden warmth caught Julie off guard.

Seeing Julie's confused look, Davina looked at her with some surprise, "Joyce, we’re classmate before, you really don't remember me?"

Classmate?

Davina was her classmate?

When were they classmates?

Seeing Julie's puzzled look, Davina explained, "We were in the same class in middle school and high school. After high school, I studied abroad. You once gave me a nickname, Diva."

At the mention of Diva, Julie's memory immediately came flooding back.

Julie looked at Davina in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

Julie was someone who liked to regularly clear her memory. She was always prone to forgetting people and things that weren't particularly important. Only when someone deliberately reminded her would she remember again.

Davina suggested to Julie, "We can talk over lunch, how about that?"

Julie decisively chose not to have lunch with Kieran. In fact, she had never intended to have lunch with him.

So, in the end, she politely sent Kieran a text message, then went straight to the restaurant with Davina.

Davina only ordered a portion of salad. This surprised Julie a little.

"Is this your lunch?" Julie asked Davina. She herself ordered a plate of pasta.

Davina smiled and said, "When I studied abroad, I got used to have light lunch."

Davina picked up a fry and said, "After high school, I was admitted to Veridia National University, so I went to Veridia to study. Then I interned there for a year. I just returned to the country not long ago, and now I'm working at Simpo Co. I didn't know at the time that Kieran was the CEO of Simpo Co. I remember his family's company was not named this before, right?"

Kieran was from a wealthy family, which was no secret among classmates. Before Simpo Co. was renamed, his family business was Simvar Co., run by Lucian. After Lucian was involved in a plane crash, Kieran took over the company. After that, some seasoned shareholders within Simvar Co. launched a commercial battle.

During the business battle, the entire Simvar Co. once collapsed, but later Kieran, with his ability, re-acquired the family business and renamed the company Simpo Co.

Julie did not elaborate on this to Davina. She just casually replied, "The company's name change is probably one of the inevitable processes of its development."

Davina smiled at Julie, "I remember at first everyone thought you wouldn't make it. Who would have thought your perseverance and hard work finally paid off! I bet the classmates from then are still amazed at your ultimate success!"

Julie gave an awkward laugh. She wasn't sure if she really was successful...

Davina continued, "I saw your press conference. Your child should be five or six years old now, right?"