Chapter 189

Julie realized she shouldn’t pry into what Kieran was hiding from her because the answer might give her insomnia tonight. So she decided to ask the question she’d always wanted to know.

“So, if Ivan survived, how’s Bertha Stewart’s kid?”

She’d always wanted to know the answer to this but never had the nerve to ask. After all, Bertha’s child was Lucian’s only kid, and Kieran had once said that he’d treat the child as his own. So, if the kid hadn’t survived, it would have been a deep blow to Kieran too.

Kieran had been waiting for Julie to ask this question because that kid was like a thorn in her heart. Only if she asked him directly would he tell her the answer without hesitation.

He pulled out his phone, opened his photo album, and found a picture to show Julie.

In the picture, there was a little boy wearing a black hoodie. He was as tall as Ivan, sitting on a floor full of puzzles, staring blankly at Animal Planet on TV. His long eyelashes shadowed a pair of deep black eyes that seemed melancholic beyond his years.

“Phoebe Hernandez.” He said.

“Phoebe.” Julie repeated softly, her fingers gently tracing the child’s picture, seemingly lost in thought.

He knew she was pondering why Bertha named the child Phoebe.

Then it dawned on Julie. “Where is the kid now?”

Bertha had committed suicide by jumping off a building. The cause of her death was still under investigation. Lucian was a dangerous man and was incapable of taking care of a child. If the kid wasn’t with Kieran, where could he be?

“Switzerland.” Kieran said, “Bertha wanted Phoebe to be with Camilla Stewart. Phoebe was sent to Switzerland right after she was born.”

Camilla was Bertha’s sister, or, in other words, Phoebe’s aunt. It made sense for Bertha to decide to let Camilla take care of Phoebe.

Whenever Julie thought of Phoebe, she thought of Lucian.

“You still haven’t found Lucian?” She asked with worry.

While looking at Julie’s frowning face, Kieran gently stroked her cheek but eventually shook his head. All he could say to her was, “I’ll let you know the moment there’s any news about Lucian.”

“Promise you’re not lying to me?”

“I promise.”

childish gesture, Kieran still hooked his pinky with hers. “You know,

words in bed.”

back her hand with a smile on her face. “All I know is that if a man lies to a woman in

He pulled her into his arms as he playfully raised an eyebrow. “I suddenly remembered a saying.”

as

of wisdom.” He

Julie could figure out what he meant, he said, “Why don’t you test me? After you’ve recovered from your ordeal, I’ll prove to you whether or

fell

his hand, pointing to the heavy rain outside.

to ask, ‘It’s

pouring heavily outside,

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she dialed Daphne’s number with a serious look on her

few times before it was

you home yet?” She asked with concern.

mouth. “I’m home; I’ve been

hung up without waiting for Julie’s response.

raining when she left

kidnapping that day had left her in a hurry to reach the old factory at Enchanted Pathway for an ambush. All she had with her was her phone and

ask Mr. Hernandez for a favor when a black Passat suddenly stopped in front of her. Daphne hadn’t seen this car before, so she curiously stared into the dark window, only for it to be rolled down

shocked to see the man in the driver’s seat. Who else could it be but Lionel?

ran into the rain, pretending not to see the man in the car. Her

obviously, the owner of the car had no intention of letting her escape like that and swerved the car in front of

herself, pretending as if nothing had happened, and continued to

was determined to avoid him, Mr. Lionel was not in a hurry. He just drove his car, following Daphne at a leisurely pace.

was weird to see a person and a car slowly moving forward on the

if she didn’t get in the

pretending that she had no idea who was in the car tailing her and sprinted all

then disaster struck.

when she was about to dig for her keys in her bag did she have the sudden realization,

still at

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