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

Chapter 285

“Want some more?” Daphne offered her ice cream to Julien like it was a prized possession.

Julien, without hesitation, took it from Daphne’s hand and started eating it voraciously.

In all the years she had known Julien, Julie had never seen her indulge in a snack like this. It was truly a sight to see. But…

Wasn’t her eating manner a bit too aggressive? It was less of eating and more of stuffing her mouth.

Was this binge eating a result of some traumatic experience, perhaps?

Julie gently patted Julien’s back, concern lining her features. Julien, with a mouthful of ice cream, looked back at Julie with a confused expression, as if asking ‘why are you patting my back?’ through her gaze.

“You’re going to get a brain freeze if you eat ice cream like that,” Julie remarked, watching Julien’s eating frenzies.

Julien then handed the now-empty ice cream tub back to Daphne:

Daphne tossed it into a nearby trash bin and chuckled, “I always thought you were too high and mighty to enjoy such earthly pleasures. Turns out you also love vanilla ice cream, just like me.”

Julien looked perplexed, “What ice cream?”

“…So, you just ate half a tub of ice cream without even khowing what flavor it was? Daphne asked, the disbelief evident on her face.

“That’s vanilla, vanilla ice cream. The one you just ate,” she said, trying to suppress her laughter.

“Ah,” was the only response Julien gave.

Julie suddenly grabbed Julien’s shoulder, “Who are you, and what have you done to my Julien?”

Julien swatted Julie’s hand away, and turned to Daphne, “Give me the couch.”.

Daphne glanced at the couch beneath her, a grey piece of furniture that had been with her for a while now.

She patted the couch, speaking to it as if it were a pet, “My dear couch, the queen has taken a liking to you. It’s an honor really. She wants to take you away, but don’t miss me too much. I’ll come visit you occasionally.”

“I didn’t mean your couch,” Julien retorted, looking at Julie, “I meant, I’ll be sleeping on the couch tonight.”

“You’re not going home tonight?” Julie asked, looking surprised, “Won’t Hayden be looking for you?”

looking for me?” Julien countered, trying to play it cool,

are you pretending to be cute? Hayden adores you; how could he

Hayden’s feelings for Julien go beyond mere fondness,”

it’s love. How else could he

up and headed towards

going?” Julie

make a bed on the floor,” came Julien’s aloof reply from the bedroom.

leaning in to whisper to Julie, “Don’t you find her attitude adorable? I’ve

Julie asked, merely curious, but not holding out much hope for Daphne’s idea.

so, because Daphne, with a triumphant grin, revealed,

lost her

her unborn child, “Sorry, baby. Your

Daphne. Your

Daphne suddenly exclaimed, grabbing Julie’s hand, “If it’s

Julie mentally said a prayer for Mr. Lionel.

the bedroom to share the

a makeshift bed on the floor using blankets from the

baby. If it’s a boy, we’ll call him ‘Prince’, and if it’s a girl, ‘Queen’. What

the names, Julien asked her, “When are you and Lionel

was

just entered the room, heard Julien’s question and was instantly taken aback.

quite constructive, Julie agreed, turning to Daphne, “What do you and Mr. Lionel

wealthy, complex family like Lionel’s. She says it’s like a deep, dangerous ocean, and with my intelligence, I might not survive. Not only would risk losing my child, but I might also lose my own life. You know those people in TV dramas who step on others’ bodies to climb to the top? My mom says there are a lot of those in

mom is

surprised that Julien would support Edda Flores’s viewpoint.

the ocean is deep and dangerous, you would not even try to swim? What about the lifeguard who is waiting

edge, wrestling with the decision to dive in. Her parents, standing by her side, were pulling her away from the water’s edge, while Lord Lion, the lifeguard of this metaphorical ocean, was eagerly waiting for her to take the

question was, what should

her friend, Julien, with a look of desperation, “What

heart, this was a tough question. Not expecting Daphne to seek her advice, Julien was equally taken

at Julien, Actually…”

yourself whether you really want to take the plunge. Secondly, the decision to dive in depends on whether the lifeguard can be trusted and if he can assure your safety, and not how deep

insight. The phrase ‘love is blind’ suddenly made sense to her. Perhaps being an outsider gave Julien a

her own feelings. The most important factor

Julien’s hand, and looked at her gratefully. “You truly are