Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 75

Dylan didn't see this coming. He tried to help out Julie, only to get caught in the act by Kerry.

Dylan, who originally planned to let go of Julie, suddenly smiled, and intentionally held Julie tighter. "Mr. Hernandez, I'm impressed by how efficiently your company utilizes its staff. I admire Attorney Abraham's professionalism in continuing to work while ill."

Clearly, he was mocking Kieran for being heartless. Any sane person would've picked up on it.

After saying this, Dylan seemed to feel that his words were not sharp enough. He turned to Julie, smiled and said, "Attorney Abraham, you don't have a boyfriend, do you?"

Kieran maintained a poker face, watching Dylan's hand on Julie's waist with a deep gaze. He was thinking that Dylan was asking for trouble.

Julie quietly broke free from Dylan's hold, steadying herself.

She didn't answer Dylan's question but politely said "Thank you" to him.

"There's no need to be so formal. I was just asking. Attorney Abraham, you're not mad, are you?"

Julie shook her head.

Dylan completely ignored Kieran beside him and turned to Julie again: "The reason why I said Attorney Abraham doesn't have a boyfriend is because I was thinking, if Attorney Abraham had someone to take care of her, she wouldn't have to push herself to come to work sick."

Every word from Dylan was provoking Kieran.

In the end, Kieran said, "Have you spent so much time with the dead that you've forgotten how to interact with the living?"

That was a harsh comeback.

Despite the one-and-a-half-meter distance between them, Julie could still feel the tense atmosphere between Kieran and Dylan.

She wanted to get out of the situation temporarily to avoid more misunderstandings.

As Julie was planning to walk into the office, Kieran stopped her. "Didn't I tell you last night that you didn't have to come in today?"

"That was what Karl said."

"Are you my lawyer or Karl's lawyer?" Kieran asked Julie.

Julie remained silent. Contractually, she was indeed Kieran's dedicated lawyer.

But that didn't mean she had to obey Kieran's orders.

Dylan casually leaned against the elevator, watching Kieran and Julie.

Kieran pressed the CEO's private elevator button, then looked at Julie and said, "Get in."

"No need, I'll go find Karl."

"Get in." Kieran's tone didn't change. He just repeated himself.

Dylan suddenly straightened up and walked towards Julie. "Attorney Abraham, you're just a cooperating lawyer, not Mr. Hernandez's slave. You can refuse him. Go ahead, reject him. I'm on the side of justice."

The situation wasn't serious to begin with, but Dylan's words made Julie feel compelled to get in the elevator.

Because, Kieran was her client contractually, according to professional standards, she should've entered the elevator without showing emotion.

When she first met Dylan, Julie thought he was fresh, neat, and willing to help. Back then, he generously helped her solve some awkward problems.

However, not long after, Julie found that she seemed to have some fundamental misunderstandings about Dylan.

The elevator door closed.

Julie turned her head to initiate a conversation with Kieran: "Karl asked me to handle some important things at the company."

"What things?" Kieran asked.

Of course, he wouldn't tell Julie that this phone call was actually made under his instructions. Judging from Julie's current reaction, she didn't seem to suspect Ivan's identity.

Julie shook her head and calmly looked at Kieran: "Mr. Hernandez, I didn't get a chance to see Karl because of you, so I don't know what important things Karl wanted me to handle."

After Julie finished speaking, the elevator fell silent.

Until it stopped between the second and third basement floors.

Kieran was a very private person and Julie knew well. Otherwise, the third basement of Simpo Co. wouldn't have been used as his private parking lot.

Besides Kieran's car, only those permitted explicitly by Kieran could enter.

So when the elevator door opened, Julie didn't follow Kieran out.

But she pressed the button for the ground floor. Unfortunately, Kieran didn't leave. Instead, he stood at the elevator door, blocking it.

"Mr. Hernandez, do you need anything?" Julie asked.

"You left your medicine in my car last night." Kieran looked at his car parked not far away and told Julie.

Julie knew that if she didn't take her medicine back now, Kieran might ask her why she left in a hurry last night.

And last night, she had made her feelings so clear that it made their relationship awkward. She could hardly imagine whether she could get along with Kieran peacefully.

So Julie ended up walking towards Kieran's car.

This time, Kieran didn't reach out to help her or hold her. He just followed her.

When Julie reached the car, Kieran unlocked it, went straight to the driver's seat, and fastened his seatbelt.