Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 77

"Why don't you have me, huh? I'll even pay you." Kieran flung open the bathroom door at some point, wearing only his underpants, without even the time to put on his clothes.

Kieran had quite the physique, one that was worth appreciating. As transparent water droplets trickled down his body, Julie found her gaze irresistibly drawn to him.

Adolf hadn't expected a man to suddenly appear from Julie's room.

The reason he dared to flirt with Julie so blatantly was because he knew of her background. He knew she was financially strapped and had a critically ill sister to take care of.

He had long noticed Julie's beauty and had finally mustered up the courage today, only to have a man suddenly appear in Julie's room.

And this man seemed somewhat familiar, especially the aura he exuded, which was hard to ignore.

To Julie, the words Kieran had just spoken might just be the most shameless she'd ever heard.

Kieran had given Adolf quite the scare. It took him a while to recover, and then, disgruntled, he looked up at Kieran and asked, "Who the hell are you?"

"I'm this woman's boyfriend," Kieran paused, then added, "And the man who's about to trash your reputation."

"Oh, you're full of hot air. Do you know who I am?" Adolf let go of Julie, obviously intending to take on Kieran next.

Julie knew that Adolf could act so rudely because he had some clout behind him.

The moment Adolf let go of her, she instinctively ran towards Kieran.

It was a sense of security deep within that had Julie's actions outpace her thoughts.

Her brain hadn't even reacted when she limped over to Kieran's side.

"Give me your phone." Kieran looked at Julie calmly.

Julie didn't understand what Kieran would do, but she handed over the phone anyway.

Her phone never had a password. Daphne always said she didn't live like a modern person at all.

Julie watched as Kieran swiftly dialed a couple of numbers on her phone screen, then put the phone to his ear.

Adolf thought Kieran would call the police and scoffed, "Heh, the cops in this area all treat me, Adolf, with respect."

"Hello, are you Adolf's wife? I'm the tenant of 3-12, and your husband tried to sexually harass me."

Adolf had never expected Kieran to call his wife using Julie's phone. Hearing these words, Adolf felt that things were about to go south.

He rushed towards Kieran, trying to snatch the phone from his hand.

But Kieran reacted very quickly, simply sidestepping, and Adolf crashed into the wall next to him.

Having easily dodged Adolf, Kieran calmly spoke to Adolf's wife, Laurel, "If you have the time, you might want to come over and see your husband for the last time."

Anyone hearing these words would feel threatened, especially under these circumstances.

Seeing Kieran dodge so nimbly just now, Adolf knew he was definitely no match for him.

And since Kieran had just called Laurel, Adolf knew his wife would be over soon. The most important thing now was not letting his wife catch him in the act. If he wasn't caught red-handed, he could still find an excuse to deny it and push the blame onto Kieran and Julie.

Thinking this, Adolf immediately changed his strategy and headed for the door.

Kieran had already anticipated Adolf's intentions.

He kicked the door shut.

Julie wasn't sure if Kieran was angry, but his door-kicking action was anything but gentle.

"Joyce, get me my bathrobe." Kieran stood at the entrance and spoke to Julie.

Hearing him call her Joyce, Julie subconsciously did as he asked and limped towards the bathroom.

Seeing that he couldn't escape from Kieran, Adolf decided to use Julie as a hostage and ran towards her.

Kieran casually picked up a badminton racquet from the shoe cabinet by the door and threw it at Adolf.

Julie noticed Adolf running towards her, didn't think twice, and immediately picked up the mop in the bathroom and threw it at Adolf.

Adolf hadn't expected to be attacked from both sides. He was hit in the back of the head by the badminton racquet and hit in the face by the mop.

There was a knock on the door outside, but Kieran didn't open it immediately. Instead, he looked at Julie: "Joyce, the bathrobe."

Julie put down the mop, got the bathrobe, and returned to Kieran's side.

After putting on his bathrobe, Kieran took Julie's hand and opened the door.

Laurel anxiously looked inside the house, only to see Kieran in his bathrobe and Julie obediently standing by his side.