Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 291
Julie hadn’t expected that in this critical moment, someone would step forward to save her life. Even more surprising was that
the savior turned out to be Zenith.
After her last trip from Sycamore Village, Julie had given Zenith’s nail clip to Dylan, who had it tested. The results were exactly as
Kieran had suspected. But neither Julie nor Kieran believed the test results.
Due to Julie’s unexpected kidnapping, they hadn’t had a chance to confront Zenith yet.
But they hadn’t expected Zenith to suddenly appear and save Julie.
When Zenith pulled Julie towards him, the inertia caused Julie to fall onto him.
A large crowd had gathered around, asking if Julie and Zenith were hurt. Some even captured the thrilling moment on their
phones and posted it online.
Julie quickly got up from Zenith and reached out to help him up, but he ignored her hand and got up himself.
Zenith was wearing a white shirt. He bent over and picked up his black coat from the ground; he had been holding it when he fell.
Because he had fallen on his elbow, it was bleeding now.
“Your arm...” Julie looked at Zenith’s arm apologetically.
Zenith just glanced down and said to her without much emotion, “I’ll send the bill to Simpo Co. You’re lucky you ran into me
today.”
He didn’t seem interested in further conversation with Julie. He picked up his coat and prepared to leave.
Julie grabbed Zenith’s arm, “You’re hurt. I’ll take you to the hospital.”
“No need,” he shrugged off her hand and rejected her offer, but he smiled and said, “Tell Mr. Hernandez that he owes me one.”
Jesse had already parked the car in front of Zenith and opened the door for him.
Zenith got in the car and left Julie on the roadside.
Raines rushed to Hawthorn Lane, where Julien was sitting on a motorcycle, her long legs looking even longer in this position.

Next to her stood a young man, his expression a little aggrieved, but he didn’t dare defy her.
“Ask him for compensation,” Julien tossed the motorcycle keys to Raines.
Raines caught the keys, puzzled, “Compensation? For what?”
“This woman!” The owner of the motorcycle looked at Raines, who seemed easier to talk to than Julien, so he quickly
approached him and pointed at Julien with a wronged face, “I was just going to refuel my motorcycle today. I was riding well, but
suddenly, this...”
Julien glared at the motorcycle owner, who swallowed hard, and didn’t dare to say ‘Woman’ again, “This lady came and took my
bike, pushed me to the ground, look at my knee, the skin is all scraped off ...”
“How much did the motorcycle cost?” Raines asked.
He felt more and more that this woman, Julien, was getting used to calling him around. All thanks to the young master’s spoiling!
When Julien returned to the scene, she saw Zenith getting in the car and leaving, while Julie was still standing there, looking a
bit shaken.
Julien got off the bike and saw blood on Julie’s sleeve. Her brows furrowed and she carefully pulled at her arm, “Are you hurt?”
Julie finally noticed the blood on her sleeve and shook her head with a smile, “I’m fine. How come you’re here, Julien?”
“Passing by,” Julien explained simply before asking, “Was that man Zenith?”
“More like Lucian...” Julie murmured to herself.
“Are you sure you’re not hurt?” Julien asked.
Julie shook her head and waved her arm to show she was fine.
“I didn’t catch him,” Julien said regretfully, then looked at Julie with a serious gaze, “I take you home.”
“I’m fine,” Julie pointed at the Simpo Co. building across the street and told Julie, “I need to go over there.””
Raines, who had just arrived following the car’s GPS, saw Julie and Julien standing together
Julien glanced at Raines, tossed him the keys, and said, “Take off your coat.”

Raines was defeated by Julien. He took off his coat and handed it to her.
Julien was about to put it on Julie when she saw the frustrated look on Raines’ face and laughed. She patted Julie on the
shoulder and said with a smile, “Let’s give Mr. Raines’ coat back!”
She took the coat and handed it back to Raines with a smile, “Thanks.”
Ignoring the curious gazes, Julien finally brought Julie to the CEO’s office of Simpo Co.
Tina, the secretary at the door, stood up immediately when she saw Julie, “Mrs., Mr. Hernandez just went into a meeting, he
should be busy now, should !...”
There’s no need, I’ll wait for him in his office. Once his meeting is over, just let him know,” Julie said with a smile after bidding
goodbye to Julie.
Tina quickly got a glass of juice and brought it over to Julie.
Julie took the glass with a smile, and Tina left the room.
Julie had assumed Kieran’s meeting would take a while, so she settled into the plush armchair in his office, ready for a quick
nap. However, as soon as she had closed her eyes, the office door was pushed open abruptly.
Kieran rushed in, looking alarmed and scrambling towards her. Julie stirred, slowly rising from the chair.
Kieran squatted down in front of her, his hands trembling slightly as he gently held her shoulders, his brows furrowed in concern.
“Where are you hurt?” he asked. Julie blinked in surprise, then reached out a hand to caress Kieran’s face, a smile playing on
her lips. “I’m okay. Your meeting ended already? I thought Tina said you
just started?”
Kieran delicately removed Julie’s hand from his face, his eyes fixated on the bloodstain on her sleeve. “Tina mentioned she saw
blood on your sleeve when serving you apple juice. What happened?”
Following Kieran’s gaze, Julie looked at her stained sleeve. Now she realized why Kieran had rushed over so quickly.
She told him the whole incident, even showing her uninjured arm by rolling up her sleeve to reassure Kieran.

Upon seeing Julie’s unscathed, delicate wrist, Kieran finally relaxed. However, his attention was quickly drawn back to the blood-
stained sleeve.
“So... this is Zenith’s blood?” he asked, his eyes narrowing.
Realization dawned on Julie. She quickly removed her coat and held up the blood-stained sleeve. “Yes! It’s Zenith’s blood. I saw
it with my own eyes, fresh blood dripping from his elbow. It’s impossible for it to be fake!”
She pulled out her phone with excitement, dialing Dylan’s number while talking. “Now Zenith can’t fake it like he did with the
fingernail, right? Once the blood test results are out, we’ll know if Zenith is actually Lucian!”
Kieran gently stroked Julie’s head, pulling her into his embrace, trying to calm her down. His gaze deepened as he held her, as if
she were a precious gem.
At the hotel, Zenith sat on the couch, a first aid kit on the coffee table. Bruce was tending to his wounds, his eyebrows furrowed
in concentration.
Zenith was holding a phone, a voice on the other end was distorted, “You saved her?!”
Although it was hard to identify the caller, the anger and betrayal in the voice were unmistakable, sending chills down Zenith’s
spine.
“I told you, her life is mine. If she has to die, it will be by my hands!” Zenith’s voice was filled with suppressed rage.
Bruce understood that Zenith was trying to control his emotions.
“I saved your life, not for you to disappoint me,” the voice on the other end was emotionless.
“Only those who have tasted heaven can truly suffer in hell. So how could I let her go to hell without sending her to heaven first?”
Zenith’s voice grew sinister. The caller seemed satisfied, laughing before saying, “Don’t disappoint me,” and then the line went
dead.
Zenith clenched his fist, smashing his phone into the coffee table. The screen shattered instantly, and fresh blood seeped
through the bandage on his elbow. Bruce frowned, speculating, “Could it be that they already know you saved Emily? Is that why
they attacked Mrs. Hernandez?”
Zenith remained silent for a moment before tossing his ruined phone to Bruce. “Get the car. We’re going to the hospital.”

At Tranquil Care Hospital, Zenith had just arrived when he heard a familiar voice. His call to Professor Fred hadn’t even
connected yet, but he looked up.
At the entrance stood Lisa, holding a black umbrella, speaking softly to Kyle, “Mr. Kyle, we can’t get in.”
Kyle...
A wave of dark emotions washed over Zenith. He disconnected his call and started walking towards Kyle.