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.

job and got all excited, until she heard Elliot’s familiar voice on

around*

Julie turned and saw Elliot in a casual suit, standing on the other side of the street right

at each other across

stopped, did Julie, still clutching her phone, snap out of it. Meanwhile, Elliot crossed the street towards her. His pristine white shoes looked particularly good on the zebra crossing. Julie slowly

her.

turn around, to her surprise, Elliot embraced her in

was a symphony

didn’t move an inch, causing a long

the passenger seat, looked at Kieran in the backseat through the rear–view mirror but didn’t say a

didn’t dare take any

eyes seemingly unfocused. But in

didn’t expect Elliot to be so forward. The moment he

out in the car. “Drive.”

starting, the honking finally