Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 92

Julie didn’t expect Karl to join her in the break room. While making coffee, she casually asked, "Karl, do you want a cup of coffee?"

“No need, no need.” Karl frantically waved his hands. After all, this cup of coffee was worth a hundred bucks, way too extravagant for him.

Julie nodded, immediately noticing Karl’s uncomfortable look. She then asked him, “Karl, is something bothering you?”

Birds of a feather flocked together. Kieran was a shrewd and cunning man, and his wife was equally sharp, seeing right through him.

Karl nodded awkwardly and said to Julie, “I’m not feeling well today. I was planning to go to the hospital after work, but Mr. Hernandez has a last-minute dinner to attend.”

Julie quietly listened to Karl’s lament. She was actually quite grateful to Karl, who had been very kind to her in the past. Even though she couldn’t help him now, she was still willing to lend an ear to his complaints.

Seeing that Julie didn’t dismiss him, Karl continued, “Attorney Abraham, you know Mr. Hernandez's temper. If I just find some random woman to accompany him, he won’t let me off the hook.”

Julie had a hunch that Karl was about to ask her to accompany Kieran. Sure enough, Karl pretended to have a sudden realization and turned his gaze to her. "Attorney Abraham, so..."

“Karl, I have to go home and look after the kid tonight,” Julie responded with a smile.

Karl’s half-spoken words got stuck in his throat. Of course, he knew that the kid Julie had to look after was Kieran's son.

Julie took the coffee she had made and walked away. Karl thought she was going to take it to the office, but instead, she walked over to Tina and handed it to her. “Can you do me a favor? This is Mr. Hernandez's coffee.”

Tina was a colleague of Karl’s, so it was perfectly normal for her to help deliver the coffee.

Julie wasn’t worried about Tina overthinking the situation. After all, she had no control over what others thought.

Although Tina was a bit confused, she took the coffee and went to Kieran's office.

Karl, clutching his stomach, spoke to Julie, “Attorney Abraham, I just need someone to join him for dinner. Is it really impossible? I’ve already made an appointment with the doctor.”

Despite Karl’s pitiful look, Julie was firm and said, “Karl, maybe you should ask Mr. Hernandez for a day off! He can’t possibly let his only trusted secretary work while being sick.”

‘Trusted secretary,’ Julie’s words certainly had a hidden meaning. Wasn’t she implying that Karl and Kieran were in cahoots?

Finally, he reluctantly nodded and said, “You're right. I did push you. Thanks, Attorney Abraham. I will explain the situation to Mr. Hernandez myself. I just don’t understand what Mr. Sanches' intention is in inviting Mr. Hernandez to dinner.”

Karl’s words were loaded.

However, Julie only noticed “Mr. Sanches.” Who else could Mr. Sanches be but Elliot?

Over the past two weeks, while she was hurt, Elliot had been the most proactive in contacting her. But in the past few days, he had suddenly gone quiet. The reason being...

One day, Elliot found out through some channel that she was taking care of Ivan. He assumed that the child was Kieran's and Bertha's and called her, “Attorney Abraham, Kieran hurt you so deeply. Has your scar recovered already?”

Julie was puzzled at the time. How could her wounds heal so easily? The scar that Kieran left her would never heal.

But Julie calmly asked Elliot, “Which scar are you talking about?”

“Kieran chose between your child and Bertha's, letting Bertha's child live. Now that Bertha has died, you are helping her raise her child. What are you thinking?” came Elliot’s angry voice from the other end of the phone.

Julie finally understood. Elliot thought Ivan was Kieran and Bertha's child, so he thought she had gone mad.

Julie should have cleared up the misunderstanding, but she knew there was no future for her and Elliot. Elliot was stubbornly refusing to give up, which would inevitably hurt him.

So she didn’t explain but said, “Elliot, maybe I am mad. I was crazy for him years ago. I’m a woman who’s willing to give up all principles for a man. I’m not worth your love.”

Before Julie could finish, Elliot hung up the phone. For several days after that, until now, Elliot hadn’t called again. Instead, he had taken the initiative to invite Kieran for dinner.

When she heard Karl’s words, Julie immediately felt something was wrong.

Suddenly, Julie, who had firmly refused to be Mr. Hernandez's companion before, called out to Karl, who was about to walk away, “Karl, you’ve made an appointment with the doctor, right?”

Karl nodded, looking at Julie excitedly. “Attorney Abraham, have you changed your mind?”