Chapter 122
Chapter 122
Julie made two tes of spaghetti, and after finished, she grabbed a nket from the closet, ready to
crash on the couch.
But Kieran stopped her “You take the bed, he said, taking the nket from her and heading for the sofa
instead.
Julie was exhausted, so she didn’t argue. She closed the door to the suite and hit the sack.
For the first time, they spent a peaceful night under the same roof
At 4-ish the next morning, before the crack of dawn, Julie slipped out of the hotel and hailed a cab
straight to Noblewood Retreat. After packing her stuff, she cast a nce at Ivan’s room. She still had
mixed feelings, but in the end, she didn’t go upstairs. Instead, she moved all her stuff from the second
floor She’d thought the doorman would ask her some questions, but surprisingly, no one stopped
her
After moving all her stuff into her ce, she turned on herptop and drafted two resignation letters-
one for de Law Firm and another for Kieran. After setting up the emails to sendter, she finally
shut down herputer
She bought a new SIM card and tucked it into her pocket, then dialed Dr. Brice
It was Saturday, not Dr. Brice’s usual shift, so Julie and Dr. Brice agreed to meet at a coffee shop not
far from the hospital.
After waiting for a bit, Dr. Brice finally showed up around 7.
“Instead of resting you called me out, what can I do for you? Dr. Brice was quite surprised by Julie’s
invitation They hadn’t seen each other since that dinner where Kieran publicly called Julie his wife.
When Julie visited Sansa Abraham at the hospital, she always came” at night, conveniently when Dr.
Brice was off.
Dr. Brice had considered the possibility that he might have misunderstood Julie and Kieran’s
rtionship. After all, Julie only had one sister who’s in a vegetative stage. She hadn’t mentioned any
rtives other than Daphne, so she shouldn’t have any ties with a big shot like Kieran, the CEO of
Simpo Co.
Dr. Brice had a thing for Julie. Initially, it was sympathy for her lonely life caning for her vegetative
sister. But as they spent more time together, he found himself drawn to her. But before he could
express his feelings, that incident at the restaurant happened.
Lately, the media had been buzzing with rumors about Julie and Kieran. If Julie hadn’t reached out
today) Dr. Brice thought, he might have taken the initiative to find her
For Julie though, she did have something to discuss with Dr. Brice. She gave an awkward smile and
said, “Actually, I’m here to ask for your help, Dr. Brice.”
Dr. Brice seemed to have expected what Julie was about to say, so before she began, he said, “You
want me to help move Sansa to Oakhurst, right? I’ll do my best. But there’s something I want to tell
you.”
Julie nodded and respectfully looked at Dr. Brice. “Go ahead.”
Dr. Brice said. ‘I saw all the news about you and Mr. Hernandez. Are you two a thing?”
Julie shook her head, looking at Dr. Brice with a smile I didn’t realize you were into gossip, Dr. Brice!”
She thought Dr. Brice was just making small talk, so she joked around. But she didn’t expect his next
words: “Julie, if you and Mr. Hernandez aren’t a thing, what do you think about me?”
Taken aback, Julie was dumbfounded for a moment. Across from her, Dr. Brice said with a grin, “I know
I might not stack up against Mr. Hernandez, and I don’t know about your past, but I really like you. If
you’re up for it, I’d love to get to know you better. I want to be someone you can lean on…”
“Kieran’s my ex-husband, Julie Interrupted, her tone cool.
Her words hit Dr. Brice like a depth charge, leaving him speechless. After a few minutes of stunned
silence, he looked at Julie in astonishment “Ex-husband?”
Julie nodded. “My name used to be Joyce. Kieran’s publicly acknowledged a past marriage. I’m that ex-
wife.”
“But…aren’t you hiswyer?’ Dr. Brice couldn’t believe it. He’d always thought there’s no romantic
rtionship between Julie and Kieran.
With a bitterugh, Julie said, “Yeah,wyer Kieran had the nerve to hire his ex-wife as hiswyer. Let
me tell you, Dr. Brice, the reason I want to take my sister to Oakhurst is to avoid any contact with him.
He was the man I loved the most, but he also hurt me the most…”
Dr. Brice seemed to understand some things. Given Julie’s character, she wouldn’t have chosen
divorce unless Kieran had hurt her to the
extreme.
Seeing Dr. Brice’s silence, Julie clutched her bag and said, “I’m sorry, Dr. Brice. I seem to have put you
in an awkward spot.”
She prepared to leave to find other solutions. But Dr. Brice grabbed her arm. “I’ll help with Sansa’s
transfer. When are you nning to
leave?”
“I want to contact the hospital in Oakhurst first, then move Sansa over. But…Dr. Brice, could you keep
Sansa’s transfer records a secret for me? Julle asked Dr. Brice.
Dr. Brice nodded, “No biggie, it’s about patient confidentiality. But if the guy we’re talking about is Mr.
Hernandez… well, then it might not be so easy to keep it under wraps.”
“Do your best… Julie said.
Dr. Brice gave a small nod and asked, “When are you nning to leave?”
“This afternoon.” Julie replied.
This caught Dr. Brice off guard, he hadn’t expected this to happen. Julie still looked apologetic Reading
her expression, Dr. Brice said, “Even though you turned me down, I still want to help you as a doctor if
we can’t be lovers, we can still be friends, right?”
Finishing his talk, Dr Brice looked at Julie and joked, “After all, there aren’t many people left who can
face the pressure from Mr. Hernandez with a straight face”
Julieughed at his joke, agreeing. “There really aren’t many”
“Do you still have the card i gave youst time? You can find him directly at Oakhurst Hospital if you
need to Dr. Brice said.
Julie nodded sincerely, stood up, and bowed to Dr. Brice. “Dr. Brice. I really appreciate your help
“No womes, I might get fired by Mr. Hernandez and need to look for a job at Oakhurst Hospital myself!”
Julie looked even more quilty
Dr Briceughed. Tm
won’t starve
Julie immediately declined
of my sister ther
kidding I forgot to tell you, my dad is the deputy mayor of Whispering Pines Even if I quit being a
doctor, I
the station”
Dr. Brice smiled and said. “Leave
Julie was surprised to find ou
She called Daph
I’m at home?
to say goodbye to Daphne. I just take a taxi, thanks. I may need your help to take care
low profile Dr. Brice’s father was actually a deputy mayor.
at home. Upon hearing Julie’s voice, shezily rolled over and said, “Sweetie, juste over,
he was still sleeping. Julie gave a helpless smile and tapped her shoulder, “Daphne, I’m
want to get up and see
When Jube arrived at Daphne’s apartment, heading to Oakhurst Do
“No, I was with Lionel
are you going?” Daphne suddenly sat up in bed, rubbing her sleepy eyes, looking horrified
Julie did not answer Daphne’s question, but looked surprised at Daphne, “You were with Lionelst
night? How s07
Daphne rolled her eyes at Julie. I was with
sudden? There was supposed to be a charity.
him to the g in exchange for an interview opportu shy women out there!”
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ng on clothes
but it got
almost dead tired Why are you so worked up all of ed to next week I promised Lionel that I would
apany
I must be crazy! Do you know he’s more picky about his clothes than those
Julie couldn’t helpughing if Lionel knew that he was beingpared to the shy women out there
by Daphne, he would probably rip
her apart
Daphne red at Julie, “What are youughing at? Where did you say you were going? Dakhurst? Are
you serious?”
Julie took out a bus ticket from her wallet and nodded. “I’m really going I’m nning to check the
hospital there first, then transfer Sansa over. It might take a few days, and I’ve entrusted Sansa to Dr.
Brice during this time. But I hope you can go and check on her
when you have time”
Daphne reached out and touched Julie’s head. “Are you insane?”
Julie pushed Daphne’s hand away. Tvee to my senses”
“You’vee to your senses and you’re still going to Oakhurst? I think you’ve lost your mind! Daphne
red at Julie. After learning the truth from Julien, she decided to support Mr. Hemandez fully. So
when she heard that Julie was going to Oakhurst, she immediately felt
uneasy
She looked at Julie seriously and said, “Don’t you owe Mr. Hernandez a lot of money? You also signed
a contract, and if you breach it, you have to pay a penalty. How can you just leave?”