Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 97

In the bathroom, Julie was still pondering what had just happened. The clothes in his office and the wardrobe at Noblewood Retreat were all her size. If the size of the clothes could possibly belong to Bertha, the size of the shoes was unexplainable, right? And then there was the underwear...

Julie looked at the pajamas placed on the sink. Although she kept telling herself not to fully believe Kieran, she already had a certain answer in her heart.

After taking a shower, Julie didn't put on the pajamas right away but just blankly stared at them.

Kieran walked into her room at some point. She heard Kieran's magnetic voice from outside the door, "I put the hairdryer on the table."

Julie hesitated and didn't say a word.

"Julie?" He called her, "You've been in there for half an hour; did you fall asleep?"

"No, I haven't slept yet." Julie quickly replied, fearing he would barge in any second.

She quickly grabbed the pajamas to put them on, but her hand trembled, and the clothes fell on the ground, causing the damp floor to quickly wet the silk pajamas.

Annoyed, Julie bent down to pick up the clothes from the floor and shook them, but found that they were so wet that water could be wrung out of them.

She quickly grabbed a towel to wrap herself in, and then called out to the door, "Mr. Hernandez?"

"Hmm?"

Kieran's voice came quickly from outside the door.

Julie's voice echoed from the bathroom, "Mr. Hernandez, you can leave after you put down the hairdryer."

Was she trying to rush him out?

"On the way to Starlight Haven Hotel for dinner with Elliot today, weren't you talking about Creative Nexus Media? I have time now. Come out and let's talk properly." Kieran had already sat down on the edge of the bed, picking up a magazine to browse through.

Julie was utterly confused in the bathroom.

Was he going to talk about work instead of sleeping late at night?

Would something unexpected really happen if they were alone together at night?

Julie reluctantly threw the wet pajamas on the sink, then said to Kieran outside the door, "Mr. Hernandez, I need to rest. We can talk about work tomorrow!"

"Rest? Rest in the bathroom?" Kieran lazily asked from outside the door.

Julie had no choice but to say, "I'll rest when you leave."

"If you don't come out in three seconds, I'm coming in. I can't guarantee what will happen in such a small space."

This was a blatant threat!

"One, two..."

When Kieran counted to three, Julie hurriedly pushed open the bathroom door.

As he looked at the woman wrapped in a towel standing at the bathroom door, Kieran finally understood why she had been lingering in the bathroom for so long and hadn't come out.

"Where are your pajamas?" Kieran asked.

"They're wet." Julie replied.

This woman had always been a bit careless. How could he forget?

"Come here." Kieran said, "First come and talk to me about work, then you can go and choose clothes."

"Can't I go and choose clothes first, then come and talk to you about work?" Julie felt that the order Kieran mentioned was a bit illogical.

Kieran put down the book in his hand, and his gaze landed on Julie's face, "You can, but once you enter my room, it won't be easy for you to get out. So think about it, do you want to change clothes first, or talk to me about work here?"

He was basically warning her to behave and follow his arrangements.

Julie gave in eventually. She looked at Kieran and said, "Could you wait for me to dry my hair first?"

"Drying your hair?" Kieran looked at Julie with interest. Her wet hair was casually falling on her shoulders, and crystal-clear droplets of water were gathering on her chest from her shoulders.

He had to admit that this view was indeed pleasing to the eyes.

Kieran didn't mind taking a few more glances.

"Are you so eager to dry your hair because you’re afraid you look too tempting when you're wet?" He seemed to be in a good mood.

Julie's lips curled into a faint smirk, "Tempting? If I were truly that tempting, you wouldn't have cheated on me back then."

After saying that, she didn't wait for Kieran's approval. She turned around and took the hairdryer from Kieran's bedside table, ready to dry her hair in the bathroom.

But the man lying on the bed directly snatched the plug from her hand and plugged it into the socket next to the bedside table, "Just dry it here! So you won't stay in the bathroom and never come out again."

Julie simply swept her hair to one side.

Who knew that the shameless guy would actually flip up the covers, revealing one of his long legs, and then said, "I'm only wearing a robe, no pants. If I catch a cold, you won't be able to handle it."

At this moment, Julie felt that ‘shameless’ was not enough to describe his behavior.

So she decided not to waste time arguing about this. She wanted to finish discussing work as soon as possible and get some sleep.

So she said directly to Kieran, "Tomorrow is the court hearing. You don't have to appear. The specific compensation has already been detailed in the previous lawsuit. As for tomorrow..."

"Why don't I have to appear?" Kieran suddenly cut Julie off.

"This is not a divorce case, so the parties don't necessarily have to be present. Besides, you have many things to deal with every day."

"You've already made the decision for me so quickly? Julie, tell me, what are you to me?"

So she was meddling?

"As a lawyer, aren't you a bit too concerned about me?"

"Yes! Of course, if you want to appear in court tomorrow..."

"Since this case is public, I guess I won't appear then!" Kieran said casually.

Julie really wanted to slap him hard.

In the end, she managed to control herself. "In that case, after I defend you tomorrow, all you need to do is wait for the judge's verdict. Don't worry, this case is not complicated. I believe you will definitely get the result you expect. At that time, my job will be done. Our working relationship, if nothing unexpected happens, should end starting tomorrow. And then..."

Before she could finish, she noticed that Kieran had already closed his eyes.

She hadn't finished reporting work yet!

"Hey!" Julie gently pushed Kieran's shoulder, "Wake up! If you want to sleep, go back to your own room!"

She thought she had pushed him quite hard, but Kieran didn't react at all.

She could only lightly slap his face. "Kieran!"

He seemed to feel someone slapping his face, so he grabbed Julie's overly active hand and then pulled her into his arms, hugging her tightly.

"Kieran, let go!" Julie tried to push him away with her other hand, but he just pulled her even closer.