Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 235

"Parents?" Adeline chuckled coldly, devoid of emotion. "Are you asking about my biological parents, or the ones who dumped me in the trash can?"

Elliot remained silent.

At Feliz Gastro House.

The information Elliot had shared wasn’t immediately passed on to Daphne by Julie. Instead, she began scouring the internet for news about Chris.

As she was deep in her reading, her phone suddenly buzzed.

The number was one she had jotted down in Kieran's office earlier. It was Kyle's number. Kyle calling at this time puzzled Julie, but she picked up the call anyway.

"Kyle."

"Joyce, it's me." His voice was low and steady on the other end of the line.

Julie asked, "Kyle, what's up?"

"Sansa..." Upon mentioning the name, Kyle paused before asking, "Which hospital is she in?"

"Kyle, you want to see her?"

"Mm." His response was monotone, void of emotion. But Julie could imagine that he must be quite on edge right now.

After a moment, he asked, "Would you come with me? Where are you? I'll come pick you up."

If what Dylan had said was true, then Kyle already had a girlfriend before he met Sansa. But he ended up with Sansa, almost marrying her. After they broke up, he disappeared.

Julie wasn't sure whether Kyle was a good guy or not, and she didn't know why he suddenly wanted to see Sansa - whether he was genuine, or had other motives. But she knew Kyle was stubborn. If he really wanted to see Sansa, he would, even if she tried to stop him.

So, Julie asked Kyle, "Where are you now?"

"I'm in the building opposite you. Black BMW, license plate ends with 23." Kyle provided detailed information.

Julie looked out the window and indeed, across the street, there was a parked black car. Although she couldn't clearly see the license plate number, her gut told her it was Kyle's car.

His previous response was 'I'm in the building opposite you.' He had already 100% confirmed his location, but redundantly asked her where she was again.

Julie told Kyle on the other end of the phone, "Hold on a sec, I need to go to the restroom."

After hanging up, she turned towards the restroom.

Just as she stepped into the restroom, she dialed Kieran's number.

As soon as he picked up, his voice came through, "A classic steak from Feliz Gastro House, thanks."

"I have a strong feeling your wife won't be joining you for lunch today," Julie said.

Kieran didn’t respond, waiting for her to continue.

Julie said, "Kyle wants to see Sansa. I might accompany him to the hospital. He's currently downstairs at your office building, in a black BMW. License plate ends in 23."

"Alright, be careful on the road." Without asking for more details, Kieran hung up and turned to Karl, "That black BMW, license plate ends in 23, have someone tail it. Make sure Julie is safe."

In reality, this was the goal of Julie's call to Kieran.

All in all, she didn't completely trust Kyle at the moment. She felt that he was a far cry from the person she knew back in the day. He'd become more mature, complex, and unpredictable.

After hanging up, Julie left the restaurant. She saw the black BMW parked in front of the restaurant.

As she approached the car, ready to knock on the window, the passenger door was opened by a woman. It was Lisa, the woman she'd seen at the hotel the night before.

Julie got in the backseat, nodded at Lisa with a smile and said, "Thank you."

The car started slowly, left the restaurant, and headed onto the road.

The car was extremely quiet, only filled with the sound of the soft piano music. Neither Kyle nor Julie initiated conversation.

It wasn't until the car stopped at a red light that the driver finally broke the silence with an awkward question, "Excuse me, Ms. Abraham. Which hospital are we going to?"

"Oakhurst Hospital," Julie answered.

Breaking the slightly awkward silence, Kyle's gentle voice suddenly spoke, "Julie, do you not trust me anymore?"

"What?" Julie looked back into Kyle's eyes, confused and unsure of what he meant.

Kyle glanced at the car tailing them in the rearview mirror but didn’t elaborate. He turned to Julie and asked, "Do you think I would hurt you?"