Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 57

Sacrifice? Julie felt that she had nothing left to lose.

She reached out and gently moved away Kieran's hand that was pinching her chin, her voice steady as she asked, "What value do you think I have, Mr. Hernandez?"

After asking this question, Julie thought of many possible replies from Kieran, but she didn't expect him to remain silent, plunging the car into an eerie quiet. Given the silence in the car and her understanding of Kieran, if she didn't initiate a conversation, the rest of the journey would likely be spent in this eerie quietness.

So, Julie finally took the initiative to say to Kieran, "If you never intended to give Accolade Law Firm a chance, I think you should have told me straight up...even if it's just out of courtesy."

"How long can you hold on?" Kieran suddenly asked, looking at Julie.

Julie frowned, "What?"

"Standing at the gate of Simpo Co., how long do you think you can hold on?" Kieran's deep gaze was locked on Julie.

Inside the car was warm, but Julie felt a chill. She looked at Kieran and laughed sarcastically, "So, waiting downstairs forever won't make a difference, will it?"

As the scenery outside the window whizzed by, the lights of countless homes were bright, and traffic was heavy. Julie's gaze rested in Kieran's eyes.

In his eyes, there was only her figure. Then he suddenly said, "Kiss me."

Upon hearing Kieran's words, all of Julie's fantasies were shattered. And in her eyes, Kieran became an outright weirdo.

"Stop the car!" Julie suddenly ordered the driver up front.

Naturally, the driver didn't listen to Julie's command. The car continued to move slowly in the traffic, and Kieran's laughter came from the side, "Porter hired you to win me over as a client. But it seems that Porter's plan has failed. For Accolade Law Firm, you're not even willing to sacrifice a kiss. Joyce, to get something, you have to pay a price."

"There are two kinds of people in this world who are not worth paying a price for. One is the ungrateful people, and the other is perverts. Congratulations, Mr. Hernandez, you fit both categories."

"Ha..." up front, Karl and the driver Austin couldn't help but laugh at this comment.

Mr. Hernandez wasn't happy, so he raised the car's partition.

However, the car came to a smooth stop. Unknowingly, they had arrived at Julie's house.

Julie got out of the car, and Kieran followed closely behind. Kieran followed Julie all the way up to her apartment, and only when they reached the door did Julie turn around and say to Kieran, "Sorry, Mr. Hernandez, but I don't entertain strange men here."

"Not too bad, we're not complete strangers, at least you know my surname," Kieran replied with a smile.

Julie answered with a straight face, "Mr. Hernandez, don't you know that exes can be considered familiar strangers in this world?"

Kieran didn't argue with Julie, instead, he bent down to pick up the spare key that Julie had hidden under the mat, then walked past Julie and opened her apartment door.

Julie had thought that Kieran wouldn't remember where the key was because he was drunk the last time, but Kieran's precise action made Julie feel naive.

He had already seated himself on Julie's small two-seater sofa, and then patted the seat next to him, looking at Julie and saying, "Sit down."

How rude!

"What the hell do you want?" Julie simply crossed her arms, her expression questioning as she looked at Kieran.

"Let's talk about what happened the past two nights," Kieran said.

Julie understood that he was referring to the night he got drunk and the night she got drunk.

Even now, Julie couldn't remember what crazy things she had done after getting drunk, but looking at the video in Kieran's hand, Julie felt that she definitely didn't want to recover her memory.

"You got drunk once, and I got drunk once. No matter what happened, let's just pretend it never did, okay?" Julie said generously.

She originally thought her proposal would get a positive response, but this man had the nerve to say, "It might be a bit difficult for me to just forget it, considering what you did to me that night could be considered sexual harassment."

Sexual harassment? This man has some nerve!

"So what do you want, compensation for mental anguish? I won't be able to pay off the money I owe you anytime soon, so I don't mind if you add another bill on top," Julie said generously.

Kieran replied with a laugh, "I don't really need money, but I am a bit hungry. Especially since you ate all my lunch."

It was him who forced her to eat at noon. How could someone be so shameless?

Julie looked straight at Kieran and asked, "If I treat you to a meal, will you forgive me?"

"If you make it yourself, I might consider it."