Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 16

Turned out that Kieran pulled her back just to return her wallet. Knowing this truth, Julie instantly felt like she had thrown her face into the sea. She held onto the white clutch in her hand tightly, almost sweating through it.

Kieran removed his hand from around her waist and let her go, like he was letting go of something annoying, and looked at her with a disgusted expression, saying, "Your way of speaking has improved, but your habit of being absent-minded hasn't changed. How have you been these past few years?"

Though his face showed a disdainful expression, his tone was as if he were asking after a lover.

This time, Julie didn't retort. Instead, she hastily fled his gaze, clutching the wallet and making a quick exit.

Julie knew that Daphne had been worrying about the photo, so she changed clothes and went straight to the hospital. Luckily, Daphne was satisfied with the photo, which helped calm Julie's unsettled heart a bit.

Daphne was holding her laptop, looking at Elliot's photo, and saying, "Other than Mr. Hernandez, Elliot is definitely the most handsome man I've ever seen!"

"Don’t you mean to say he’s the weirdest man you’ve ever seen?" Julie, who was pouring soup, muttered under her breath.

Daphne looked puzzled, asking, "What did you just say? I didn't catch that."

"Nothing." Julie didn't tell Daphne about what happened tonight; instead, she walked over with the soup and said, "Don't you have other idols, like Mr. Watson and Lionel?"

"They're different in nature. Mr. Watson and Lionel are fashion industry legends. Mr. Sanches and Mr. Hernandez are big shots in the business world!" Daphne said as she took a couple sips of soup.

At that moment, Julie's phone rang. The caller ID showed Imanol, the Front Office Manager of Majestic Peaks International Hotel.

Imanol's voice came from the other end of the line, "Ms. Abraham, we've checked over here. Your last sales performance was quite impressive. Are you interested in continuing?"

Julie had enough for the medical expenses, but the next round of medical bills was still pending. She promptly agreed, "I'll report on time tomorrow."