Chapter 72
Chapter 72
After several trials and errors, Julie finally concluded that the keys in her hand were indeed faulty She
whipped out her phone and called herndlord. The response on the other end of the line was swift.
“Oh, so you still remember how to call me? The front gate won’t budge, right?”
The tone of herndlord was a dead giveaway “Sorry, I’ll definitely transfer the rent to your ount
tomorrow, Julie conceded.
Her gaze dropped to her stered leg, and then she spoke politely. “Could you possibly bring the key
over?”
An icy snort came from the other line, “Now you remember to pay the rent? How long have you been
dying the past few months rent? I’ve deducted all the deposit. Every time I called you, you always
had some excuse to dy, right? I know you have a sick sister to take care of. That’s why I’ve been
patient with you”
1 know, thank you. Are you home right now? I’lle over to get the key”
Tve already told you!” Thendlord’s voice came through, “A quarter’s rent plus the deposit. Only talk
to me about the key after you’ve transferred the money to my ount tomorrow. Otherwise, move out
and stop hogging my space!”
And with that, thendlord hung up. When Julie tried to call back, thendlord’s phone was already
turned off.
Kieran was watching Julie from a taxi not far from the gate.
Suddenly, a loud thunderp resounded in the sky, startling Julie into a crouch and covering her head.
But the pain in her leg made her sit down on the ground. The sight was heartbreaking.
Kieran immediately swung open the car door, his long leg about to step out, but he stopped abruptly.
Julie had fled the hospital, so she probably didn’t want him to see her in this embarrassing state. So, he
retracted his leg back into the car.
Julie was about to call Daphne but then remembered Daphne was on a business trip. Eventually, she
put her phone down, defeated.
The spare key Daphne gave her was lost on that night when she and Kieran got drunk. She hadn’t had
time to get a duplicate, so that she couldn’t stay at Daphne’s ce now.
In the car, Kieran took out his phone and, after a few seconds of hesitation, dialed Ivan Hernandez’s
number.
At the gate, Julie was about to check how much money she had left when her phone suddenly rang
“Mama Julie, it’s Ivan” A whimpering cry came from the other end of the line,ced with fear.
Julie immediately forgot about her homelessness and quicklyforted Ivan on the other end, “What’s
wrong, Ivan? Don’t worry, tell me slowly.”
“I’m scared of the thunder, the little boy’s nasal voice was filled with sobs, sounding as if he had just
had a good cry, tugging at Julie’s heartstrings.
Where is everyone else at home?” Julie asked.
Ivan nced at the servants surrounding him, then sniffled and said through sobs, “Dad went out on a
date, all the servants went home for a holiday, I’m alone at home, I’m scared, I’m afraid of the thunder!”
“How about I keep youpany on the phone?” Julie rubbed her arm. In the pouring rain, this was the
only way she couldfort herself.
Ivan blurted out, “Can youe to my house? I’m really scared. What if aliens invade the Earth? What
if they take me away, I can’t bear to leave you,
mom.”
Julie didn’t quite know how to respond to this alien invasion excuse.
Ivan, thinking his performance wasn’t convincing enough, cried out to Julie, “Mama Julie, I’m all alone
at home. You have toe quickly! Or else I’ll be taken away by aliens! I’m really scared.”
“Where is your house?” Julie finally asked. To the homeless Julie, Ivan’s call was like a lifeline.
Ivan quickly told her his address, ecstatic.
“Okay, I’lle over now. You have to be good. Boys need to be brave, and thunder is not scary at all.”
“Okay Mama Julie, hurry up, I’m waiting for you!!”
Julie, as if having made up her mind, used the wall to stand up and started hailing a cab.
Kieran leaned towards the driver, instructing, “Please take her safely to her destination.”
With that, Kieran get out of the car. The taxi headed towards Julie.
Julie didn’t expect to get a cab so easily. She immediately broke into a smile, climbed into the car, and
off she went.
In the darkness, the rain pitter–pattered on Kieran’s body He watched the direction the taxi
disappeared in, took out his phone, and dialed Karl’s number.
Ivan interrupted excitedly. “Kerry, don’t worry, I’ll put on a great act!”
“Good.” Kieran took shelter under the eaves of Julie’s house.
Ivans voice came through the phone, “Kerry, when are you going to marry my mom?”
Kieran, leaning against the iron gate, asked Ivan, “Why do you like her so much?”
?van scratched his head, unable to find a reason. He could only say, “I just like her! Mom should be
here soon, and I have to hang up now.”
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With that, he hung up Ivan was beyond excited when he received Kieran’s call earlier.
As for why he liked Julie, Ivan ran upstairs and pulled out a picture from under his pillow. It was a group
photo. Kieran and Julie’s heads were pressed together. They both looked serious but couldn’t hide the
excitement on Julie’s face. Although Kieran’s expression wasn’t exaggerated, the slight upturn of his
lips in the photo still made him look extremely happy.
Ivan, chubby little fingers tracing the photo, turned to his nanny, Shawna, and asked, “Do you think
they’re a good match?”
Shawna nced at the photo and chuckled, “Well, it’s a match, ain’t it? It’s a wedding picture. How
could it not be?”
Shawna was hired to take care of Ivan after Julie and Kieran divorced. Over the years, Ivan had many
nannies, but only Shawna stuck around. They could say that she raised Ivan single–handedly. She
knew Ivan looked at this photo every night before bed, so she naturally yed along
The photo looked like it was ripped right off a marriage certificate. Shawna frowned, thinking. “How
could two people so perfect for each other end up divorced?”
Ivan had no idea what Shawna was thinking. He simply stashed the photo under his pillow and smiled
at Shawna, “You can head home now, send everyone away, leave just one bodyguard Tonight, I want
to coax my mom intoing to sleep with me, haha.”
As she left, Shawna saw Ivan hopping around like a little monkey.
“Master, what are you up to?” Shawna asked.
“Shawna, do I look pitiful squatting here?” Ivan said, finding a corner and squatting down, hugging his
knees. He looked so pitiful that it broke her heart.
Shawna nodded, “Quite pitiful.”
“Good“” Ivan pped his hands, stood up, and looked at Shawna with satisfaction, “You can go
now.
When Julie arrived at Ivan’s house, it was just as Ivan had said on the phone. Aside from a bodyguard
at the front door, the mansion was empty. Julie had never been here before. She didn’t know Kieran
had prepared this ce to protect Ivan’s identity. Ever since Ivan was born, he had been growing up in
this
mansion.
After confirming Julie’s identity, the bodyguard at the entrance let her in.
“Ivan?” The mansion was pitch dark. Julie cautiously called out Ivan’s name, afraid to scare him.
Outside, thunder roared, and lightning shed. She fumbled to turn on the light. Ivan was huddled in a
corner, shivering. His chubby little hand was tightly clutching the corner of a curtain, and his red eyes
tugged at her heartstrings.
Ivan had nned to act cool, but as soon as he saw Julie, he couldn’t resist and ran to her, hugging her
leg. “Mama Julie.”
Julie’s leg was in a cast. Ivan saw it and immediately let go, looking down at Julie standing on one leg,
“Are you hurt?“.
Julie nodded slightly, “Just a minor injury.”
“Then please sit down quickly!” Ivan immediately helped Julie sit on the edge of the sofa.
Suddenly, thunder and lightning struck outside. Julie was startled, her body trembling. Ivan saw Julie’s
reaction and immediately understood, shouting. “That thunder is really scary!” He then flung himself
into Julie’s arms.
Julie had no choice but tofort the little guy, gently stroking his back over and over again, asking
him with concern, “Where’s your dad?”
“He’s out.” Ivan wanted to say out fooling around but held his tongue. After all, Kieran had managed to
trick his mom intoing over tonight, which was a feat. He should say something nice.
Ivan looked up at Julie, saying, “Dad’s working overtime to make money for the family!”
Even if he’s working overtime, he shouldn’t leave a kid alone at home to be scared into a corner by
thunder, right?
Another deafening thunderp and Julie shivered again. Ivan immediately hugged Julie tightly, “Oh my
god, this is so scary, Mama Julie, hold me to sleep tonight! I promise I won’t steal your nket, I
swear!”