Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 236

Outside the ICU, Julie watched as Kyle walked up to Sansa, gently taking her hand, but whatever he was saying to Sansa was beyond her view.

After all, Julie was no Dylan, and couldn't read a man's emotions from his back.

She turned her gaze to Kyle's assistant, Lisa.

"Miss."

"Please, just call me Lisa." Lisa politely smiled, not missing a beat.

Julie casually asked Lisa, "You've been in this line of work for a while? Been with Mr. Kyle for many years?"

"Yes." Lisa answered the question succinctly, not revealing any specific years. Clearly, she was on guard with Julie.

"I think Mr. Kyle has changed a lot." Julie mused more to herself than to Lisa. She continued softly, looking at Kyle's back, "The day my sister was diagnosed as being in a vegetative state, I tried to contact Mr. Kyle. But he told me not long ago that he hasn't used that email since he and my sister broke up. Lisa, do you have someone you fancy?"

This shift in topic caught Lisa off guard. She replied, "My personal life is quite ordinary, you probably wouldn't be interested."

This woman was really clever, her responses were so precise, leaving no room for rebuttal.

"You don't have a foreign accent at all." Julie said, smiling.

Lisa looked like a local so she didn't understand why Julie would suspect she was foreign. In reality, she was, having grown up overseas.

All she could think was that Julie had really good hearing. She spoke better than some locals, but Julie still noticed it.

"How did you know I was foreign?" Lisa asked.

Julie laughed, "So, I was right."

Lisa was speechless.

Inside the hospital room, Kyle stood up and walked out. His face looked off, there were no obvious emotional fluctuations, but his presence seemed to make the atmosphere colder.

"What did the doctor say?" Kyle asked Julie, "Did the doctor say there's a good chance she'll wake up?"

As Kyle asked this, Julie's mind started racing. In the end, she didn't tell him the whole truth, instead she told Kyle, "The doctor said there's almost zero chance she'll wake up. He told me not to get my hopes up."

She watched Kyle's sharp eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses carefully, hoping to catch a hint of his feelings. But even with her complete focus, she couldn't detect any emotional fluctuations.

She wasn't sure if his control of his emotions was too good, or if her observation skills were lacking.

When Kyle offered to take Julie home, she declined.

"I want to stay with Sansa a bit longer." Julie told Kyle.

Kyle nodded and left with Lisa.

Watching Lisa and Kyle's retreating figures, Julie glanced at Sansa in the ICU, she remained as if there were no signs of life.

She turned to find Dr. Brice.

"Here?" Dr. Brice had two takeout boxes on his desk, he was opening the packaging.

Julie apologized to Dr. Brice, "I didn't realize you were eating, you go ahead. I'll sit with Sansa, and come find you later."

Dr. Brice laughed, grabbing Julie's hand as she turned to leave, "Didn't you see I got two meals? You haven't eaten yet, right? Come on, let's eat and chat."

Julie was touched that another box lunch was prepared for her. Then she heard Dr. Brice saying, "Don't be touched, your husband ordered it."

Julie was speechless.

Sitting across from Dr. Brice, she picked up her utensils, feeling it was inappropriate to ask about Sansa's condition while eating, so she kept quiet.

Dr. Brice suddenly said, "That Mr. Kyle earlier, he looked familiar."

"Kyle, he's the founder, chairman, and CEO of S&J International Law Firm."

"I see." Dr. Brice picked up the cutlery, commenting, "This man is not simple."

"Why do you say that?"

"The headquarters of S&J International Law Firm is in Britain, right? I remember they have branches all over the country. My dad needed his help before, I heard my dad talking about him. He said that the younger generation is more outstanding than theirs. The president of S&J International Law Firm is a tough guy, quick and precise, not easy to deal with. How did Sansa meet him?" Dr. Brice asked casually.