Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 184

When Kieran heard what Julie had to say, he let out a rare chuckle.

Something seemed to cross Julie's mind and she asked Kieran, "The dead guy earlier..."

"The one tied up in the factory. Their mouths were sealed so we didn't notice them during the rescue," Kieran explained.

A frown creased Julie's forehead as she thought about the two kidnappers. They were going to let her go, weren't they?

"So how did you escape?" When Julien forcefully yanked her out of the factory, the bomb only had two minutes left. How did Kieran manage to get out in such a short time?

If the bomb expert was successful, why did it still go off?

Kieran recalled the situation at the time. He thought he was a dead.

With a minute and a half left to the explosion, the bomb expert had no other choices. Any move Kieran made with his bulletproof vest on could trigger the explosion.

Unable to stop the timer, the expert could only try to disable the bomb's stabilizer. With forty seconds left, he finally managed to remove Kieran's vest.

Since they couldn't stop the explosion, Kieran had no choice but to ditch the vest and run. The expert and Kieran were closest to the side door, so he dragged the expert out through there. When the bomb went off inside the factory, everyone at the front door didn't see Kieran come out, so they naturally thought something had gone wrong...

Kieran briefly explained the whole story without going into much detail, but it was still enough to give Julie a heart attack. She couldn't imagine what would've happened if Kieran hadn't escaped...

Knowing what Julie was thinking, he gently pulled her into his arms, his large hand gently patting her back to comfort her.

He leaned down and planted a tender kiss on her forehead.

Before they could enjoy this sweet moment, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside...

Harding walked in, followed by a nurse. Seeing Kieran and Julie's actions, he awkwardly cleared his throat, then he asked in a friendly manner, "Do you need me to step outside and knock again?"

Kieran stood up, vacating the spot next to Julie so the nurse could come over and give her an injection.

Julien, holding a contract in his hand, appeared in the room and handed it to Kieran, "This contract is void."

It was the stock transfer contract Kieran had signed with Davina. Harding was quite surprised when he saw Julien outside the factory. Now, they finally had the chance to have a proper chat, "I heard Flavia mention you a couple of days ago, but I didn't expect you to be in town."

"Have you and Mr. Watson returned from your honeymoon?" Julien rarely showed such interest in other people's personal lives.

Harding was speechless.

Daphne was back to her normal self. Now, she was excitedly watching Harding. As a magazine reporter, she really...had a soft spot for this kind of gossip.

Under Daphne's influence, Julie also became curious. After all, the idea of Harding and Mr. Watson, two attractive men, together was inarguably intriguing. Especially since Julie often heard Daphne mention stories about their ambiguous relationship.

Therefore, Julie, who was currently undergoing treatment, completely forgot about the pain in her hand. With her recently-teared red eyes, she stared at Harding, waiting for him to speak.

The spotlight in the room instantly focused on him.

Julien unintentionally remarked, "So you're not on your honeymoon?"

Daphne really wanted to give Julien a thumbs up right then and there!

Just as Harding was about to respond, the door to the room was once again pushed open from the outside. Dylan and a man wrapped up from head to toe appeared in the room.

"Mr. Watson?" Daphne excitedly looked at Marlon Watson.

Marlon yanked off his hat and sunglasses, "Wow! You recognized me even dressed up like this?"

Daphne excitedly nodded. Marlon was Daphne's another idol, aside from Kieran.

Lionel furrowed his eyebrows and kindly reminded Daphne, "You're drooling!"

Daphne wiped the corner of her mouth with her hand, then...

"You're the one drooling!" Daphne glared at Lionel.

Marlon winked at Daphne with his charming eyes, "Yo, is this your boyfriend? He's quite a looker! Just a tiny bit...less handsome than me!"

"You're so shameless!" Harding interjected, shaking his head in disbelief.

Marlon winked at Lionel, "Young man, you should thank me for not actually taking Ms. Flores to a hotel room back then, otherwise..."

"The version I heard was Daphne turned you down," Julien said, her face expressionless.

Marlon turned silent.

He still remembered the time Julien had kidnapped him and he nearly died at her hands. He took a deep breath, "Because you have a good figure, I won't hold it against you."

Harding looked at Marlon speechlessly, then he turned to Julie, "You didn't suffer from any serious injuries. Make sure not to get the wound wet. You'll need another dose of antibiotics tomorrow and then you can be discharged in the afternoon."