Chapter 57


    Chapter 57


    Sacrifice? Julie fell that she had nothing left to lose.


    She reached out and gently moved away Kieran’s hand that was pinching her chin, her voice steady as


    she asked, “What value do you think I have, Mr. Hernandez”


    After asking this question, Julie thought of many possible replies from Kieran, but she didn’t expect him


    to remain silent, plunging the car into an eerie quiet. Given the silence in the car and her understanding


    of Kieran, if she didn’t initiate a conversation, the rest of the journey would likely be spent in this


    eerie quietness.


    So, Julie finally took the initiative to say to Kieran, “If you never intended to give de Law Firm a


    chance. I think you should have told me straight up even if it’s just out of courtesy.”


    “How long can you hold on?” Kieran suddenly asked, looking at Julie.


    Julie frowned, “What?”


    “Standing at the gate of Simpo Co, how long do you think you can hold on? Kieran’s deep gaze was


    locked on Julie


    Inside the car was warm, but Julie felt a chill. She looked at Kieran andughed sarcastically, “So,


    wating downstairs forever won’t make a difference, will


    As the scenery outside the window whizzed by, the lights of countless homes were bright, and traffic


    was heavy Julie’s gaze rested in Kieran’s eyes In his eyes, there was only her figure. Then he suddenly


    said, “kiss me


    Upon hearing Kieran’s words, all of Julie’s fantasies were shattered. And in her eyes, Kieran became


    an outright weirdo.


    “Stop the car!” Julie suddenly ordered the driver up front.


    Naturally, the driver didn’t listen to Julie’smand. The car continued to move slowly in the traffic,


    and Kieran’sughter came from the side, Porter hired you to win me over as a client. But it seems that


    Porter’s n has failed. For de Law Firm, you’re not even willing to sacrifice a kiss Joyce, to get


    something, you have to pay a price.”


    “There are two kinds of people in this world who are not worth paying a price for One is the ungrateful


    people, and the other is perverts Congrattions, Mr. Hernandez, you fit both categories”


    “Ha “up front, Karl and the driver Austin couldn’t help butugh at thisment.


    Mr. Hernandez wasnt happy, so he raised the car’s partition


    However, the car came to a smooth stop Unknowingly, they had arrived at Julies house


    Julie got out of the car, and Kieran followed closely behind. Kieran followed Julie all the way up to her


    apartment, and only when they reached the door did Julie turn around and say to Kieran, “Sorry. Mr.


    Hernandez but I dont entertain strange men here”


    “Not too bad, we’re notplete strangers, at least you know my surname Kieran replied with a smile


    Julie answered with a straight face, Mr. Hernandez, don’t you know that exes can be considered


    familiar strangers in this world?”


    Kieran didn’t argue with Julie, instead, he bent down to pick up the spare key that Julie had hidden


    under the mat, then walked past Julie and opened her apartment door


    Julie had thought that Kieran wouldn’t remember where the key was because he was drunk thest


    time, but Kieran’s precise action made Julie feel


    naive.


    He had already seated himself on Julie’s small two-seater sofa, and then patted the seat next to him,


    looking at Julie and saying “Sit down” How rude!


    “What the hell do you want?” Julie simply crossed her arms, her expression questioning as she looked


    at Kieran.


    “Let’s talk about what happened the past two nights,” Kieran said.


    Julie understood that he was referring to the night he got drunk and the night she got drunk.


    Even now, Julie couldn’t remember what crazy things she had done after getting drunk, but looking at


    the video in Kieran’s hand, Julie felt that she definitely didn’t want to recover her memory.


    “You got drunk once, and I got drunk once. No matter what happened, let’s just pretend it never did,


    okay? Julie said generously.


    She originally thought her proposal would get a positive response, but this man had the nerve to say, it


    might be a bit difficult for me to just forget it, considering what you did to me that night could be


    considered sexual harassment.”


    Property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Sexual harassment? This man has some nervel


    “So what do you want,pensation for mental anguish? I won’t be able to pay off the money I owe


    you anytime soon, so I don’t mind if you add another bill on top, Julie said generously


    Kieran replied with augh, “I don’t really need money, but I am a bit hungry. Especially since you ate


    all my lunch


    It was him who forced her to eat at noon. How could someone be so shameless?


    Julie looked straight at Kieran and asked. “If I treat you to a meal, will you forgive me?”


    “Ifyou make it yourself, I might consider it”


    Julia didn’t say anything, she just turned around and went to the kitchen.


    She made a te of pasta. Seeing the chili, she knew Kieran couldn’t eat spicy food, but she couldn’t


    resist adding a few spoonfuls of chill to the pasta,


    waiting to see Kieran’s reaction when he took his first bite!


    Julie ced the pasta in front of Kieran, “Eat it, and then get the hell out”


    Two tes of the same pasta were ced on the table, and Kieran casually picked up a te. Julie


    watched Kieran expectantly, waiting for his reaction


    to the chili


    She still remembered the first time she took Kieran for spicy food, the guy almost spat out his food from


    the spiciness, and Julie was too busy feeling guilty and wronged to pay attention to Kieran’s


    expression. Now, she couldn’t wait to see it again,


    Well, Julie didn’t get to see the awkward face she was hoping for from Kieran. Instead, he elegantly


    picked up his fork and calmly devoured the pasta


    from his bowl


    The scene Julie had been hoping for never yed out. Instead, she watched as Kieran seemed to


    enjoy the meal, which nearly drove her crazy


    “Didn’t you hate spicy food?” Julie finally couldn’t help but ask.


    Kieran put down his fork, smiled slightly, and looked at Julie, Did you purposely add chili because you


    knew I can’t handle spicy?”


    Julie responded with a soft smile. “Mr. Hernandez, you didn’t seriously think I’d be nice to someone


    who just barged into my home, did you? Sorry, that’s not my style.”


    Kieran looked up at Julie. A few secondster, he nodded, saying, “Fair enough.”


    Then, he got up, lightly touched Julie’s head, and calmly walked towards the door.


    Julie felt like she had a lump in her throat, she grabbed a pillow from the sofa and threw it at Kieran, but


    it hit the door that Kieran had just closed.


    Downstairs in the car, Karl and Austin were chatting


    Do you think Julie will kick out Kieran since she hates him so much?”


    Karl was silent for two seconds, then shook his head decisively. “Nah, Kieran’s too shameless for that.”


    As Kart finished his sentence, a head suddenly appeared outside the car window, “Give me a bottle of


    water,”


    Karl was startled and quickly handed Kieran a bottle of water,


    Kieran opened the cap and drank more than half of the water in one gulp before he finally recovered.


    He got into the car, looking coldly at Karl in the passenger seat, “Who did you just call shameless?”


    “Austin is shameless. He wants you to raise his sry. I was just saying that you treat us so well, and


    we shouldn’t be too greedy,” Karl replied seriously


    Austin turned to look at Kieran with an aggrieved expression. “That’s not true…”


    “How do you feel about the sry I pay you, Karl?” Kieran interrupted Austin and turned his attention to


    Karl.


    Karl immediately took a stand, Tm always happy with whatever you pay me


    “Good,” Kieran opened the cap of the water bottle again, took another couple of sips, and then said. “In


    that case, Karl, your sry will be cut by two percent each month and added to Austins sry Let’s go,


    back to Noblewood Retreat.”


    Kieran was not only shameless but also cunning Julie was doomed to lose in a fight with him.


    The next day


    Grant was as persistent as ever, but this time he didn’t drag her out of bed at half-past six. Instead, he


    took her to Simpo Co. before half-past seven, and thoughtfully brought her two slices of whole wheat


    toasts on the way


    They walked into the Simpo Co lobby as usual and headed to the couch.


    On the way there, Grant had been hesitating, wondering whether he should ask about seeing Julie


    getting into Mr. Hernandez’s car the previous afternoon. After a while, he finally couldn’t help but say,


    “Yesterday afternoon…”


    I’m sorry, I need to go to the bathroom, Julie suddenly clutched her stomach and ran towards the


    restroom


    Grant was left alone. He noticed that Julie did look a bit pale and couldn’t help but worry.


    About ten minutester, an even paler Julie appeared in Grant’s line of sight, with beads of sweat on


    her forehead. “Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell Grant rushed to support the shaky Julie.


    Julie tried to smile and shook her head. Grant let go of Julie and tried to touch her forehead, but she


    suddenly stumbled and fell backward….


    *Julie! Just as Grant reached out to catch her,


    Julie fell into a familiar andforting embrace…