Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 175

"I am..."

Before Lionel could finish his sentence, Daphne suddenly sat up from the bed, grabbing the phone from him. Like a startled animal, she asked the person on the other end of the line, Julien, "Julie's been kidnapped?"

Julien, usually quick to react, paused for a moment before responding, "Are you sure you're not the one who's been kidnapped?"

Daphne stayed silent.

She wasn't the one who had been kidnapped, but her current situation was even worse than being kidnapped. Honestly, she wished she had been.

"Who kidnapped Julie?" Daphne decided to ignore Julien's question.

Julien's voice came from the other end, "Think about anyone around you who might have a motive. Call me back when you figured it out."

And with that, she hung up.

Daphne felt like Julien was trying to help, so she got up from the bed, looking frantic.

With her feet on the soft carpet, she looked at Lionel with an apologetic expression, "Lord Lion, we are both adults now. We should think more maturely. I won't make you take responsibility. We..."

"You slept with me. Of course you can’t ask me to take responsibility! This is how adults think." Lionel, only wrapped in a towel, was leaning against the door frame, raising an eyebrow at Daphne.

Daphne's face must have been awkward.

She nodded reluctantly, "Yes, you're right…"

She knew it would end up like this. She knew she shouldn't have followed Lionel home. When did her IQ drop to zero?

Lionel, looking at Daphne picking up her scattered clothes, narrowed his eyes, "Are you planning to leave now?"

What else could she say?

"Lord Lion, you heard it too. My good friend Julie is missing. I need to find her. Once I do, I'll come back to apologize!" Daphne quickly said.

Lionel raised an eyebrow, then pulled out his phone to dial Elliot's number, "Any lead on her? Isn't Julie Elliot's old flame? His resources should be better than yours."

Daphne knew about the relationship between Lionel and Elliot. So, it wasn't surprising that Lionel suggested Elliot. Elliot indeed had more resources.

So, when Lionel called Elliot, Daphne didn't stop him.

"Elliot, your old flame has been kidnapped. Are you involved in this? Did you do it out of jealousy because she rekindled her romance with your love rival?" Lionel said to Elliot in a teasing tone.

Elliot's voice came from the other end, "Make it clear!"

"I've heard that your old flame has been kidnapped. I just want to ask if you know about it." Lionel continued to tease, "If you really did kidnap Julie, I must say you are impressive."

Elliot finally got it, "Julie's been kidnapped?"

Hearing the excitement in Elliot's voice, it was clear that Elliot had nothing to do with Julie's kidnapping.

Ignoring Lionel, Daphne snatched the phone and asked Elliot, "Mr. Sanches, are you sure you don't know about Julie's kidnapping? Could it be someone she knows…"

Before Daphne could finish her sentence, Elliot hung up the phone.

Hearing the phrase 'someone she knows', Elliot immediately thought of Adeline.

He remembered something Adeline had once said.

"Do you think Kieran loves Julie?"

"If Kieran loves Julie, Julie won't be unfortunate. If Julie marrying Kieran is a blessing, can you let go then?"

So, what Adeline had wanted to do back then was to prove whether Kieran really loved Julie?

Elliot dialed Adeline's number as he opened the door of the CEO's office.

He thought Adeline wouldn't pick up, but surprisingly she did.

"Where are you now?" Elliot asked directly.

A laughing Adeline answered, "You sound anxious. Did you find out about Julie's kidnapping?"