Love’s Cunning Ruse ( Mr.Kieran And Julie )

Chapter 24

Thankfully, possibly due to Raymon’s influence, today’s front page news in Whispering Pines didn’t include any of her and Elliot’s engagement news but was all about Kieran clearing up the rumors about his own marriage.

On the flip side, Simpo Co.’s PR department immediately got on the ball, slapping lawsuits on those entertainment magazines that first reported his marriage news with Bertha.

The news that Kieran had a previous wife named Joyce was also thrown into the limelight.

The whole thing suddenly got way more complicated and messy.

Julie switched off her phone, tossing aside all the trivial news, and made her way to the job interview location.

She thought finding a job in Whispering Pines would be a piece of cake, given the influx of people moving to the city for work. She couldn’t possibly struggle to find even an ordinary job, right? But the big city reality–checked her. She was way too naive.

She tried everything, from high–paying to low–paying jobs. But all she got was a string of polite rejections.

Elliot somehow got her number and called her just when she was feeling a bit blue and sitting by the roadside.

Julie thought she had landed a job and got all excited, until she heard Elliot’s familiar voice on the other

around*

suit, standing

their phones, looking at each

clutching her phone, snap out of it. Meanwhile, Elliot crossed the street towards her. His pristine white shoes looked particularly

her.

as she was about to turn around, to her surprise,

a symphony of honking.

an inch, causing a long line of cars behind it to start honking.

Karl, sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Kieran in

order, the driver didn’t

scene outside the window, his eyes seemingly unfocused. But in reality, his gaze

Elliot to be so forward. The moment he embraced

Kieran’s calm voice rang out in the

starting, the honking finally