Chapter 4

“Let go of me!” Julie raised her chin, staring firmly at the man in front of her, her eyes gleaming with a cold resolve.

“Bertha Stewart is dead,” the man’s voice suddenly came from above.-

Julie’s entire body stiffened in an instant, her struggling came to a halt. A slight ripple appeared on her

calm face.

Bertha’s death wasn’t surprising to her, as she had witnessed the whole process herself. But when this fact came from the lips of Kieran Hernandez, her heart felt like it had been pricked.

She remembered the day she decided to divorce him, asking him, “Kieran, would you be sad if the person who died on the operating room that day was me?”

She distinctly remembered the icy look in his eyes back then, as cold as falling into an ice cellar.

He sat elegantly on the sofa, legs crossed, his gaze seemingly veiled in mist. His faint lips uttered a weak voice, yet resolutely answered her, “No.”

Then he picked up the pen she had given him and elegantly signed his name on the divorce agreement.

divorce, she left

back now, she was the real fool

returned to a

lifted her head, a smirk tugging at her lips. “She was your fiancée. Shouldn’t you graciously accompany her on her final journey? Shouldn’t you hold a solemn funeral and continue

a mocking smile, she said, “Rest assured, I

her hand already on

could open the door, the man suddenly hoisted her over his shoulder, and then unceremoniously tossed her onto

tightly grabbed the man’s hand, causing both her and Kieran to fall onto the bed together. To avoid crushing her, Kieran supported

at Julie, his eyes veiled in mist, with a teasing

her ear.

eager to escape? Are you afraid

breathing had become somewhat difficult, Julie chuckled in derision, answering, “Because I’m a human. It’s normal to be scared when facing a

quite the master of sarcasm,” the man didn’t mind

looked at the man, her teeth gritted. “Sometimes, people need to be a bit tough to protect themselves, right? Mr. Hernandez, do you really

she could attack

started to speak, “Considering you were the only witness

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