Chapter 123
Chapter 123
“Im gonna slowly pay off my debt! if he’s not happy with it, let him sue me. The worst that could happen
is that I end up in jail”
This was the first time Daphne saw Julie being so reckless, like she had given up on everything.
She carefully observed Julie, tentatively asking, “Would you really prefer going to jail than staying with
Mr. Hernandez?”
“Daphne, you’ve been acting weirdtely,” Julie bluntly stated.
Fearing she had given herself away, Daphne quickly changed the subject, “I’m just worried about you.
What if Mr. Hernandez actually sues you? Am I supposed to just watch you go to jail? Besides, didn’t
you promise Mr. Kennedy to take care of his kid? What will he do if you just leave like this?”
Having said that, she added, “The kid really depends on you, doesn’t he?”
“He might be upset at first, but hell probably forget about me after a while, Julie said, not knowing if she
was talking to Daphne or herself.
Daphne still disagreed with Julie’s decision to go to Oakhurst, “It’s so far away and you’ll be alone, with
no one to look after you. I’ll be womed!”
“I’m not a child anymore, Julie gave Daphne a big hug, reassuring her, “Don’t worry! Everything will be
fine.”
Daphne knew that Julie had made up her mind, so in the end, she couldn’t keep her from leaving.
When she sent Julie off at the airport, she felt a sense of relief.
The only person Julie could never miss in her life was probably Kieran Hernandez. From the beginning,
their fates were intertwined, and Julie couldn’t just run away from it.
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Knowing Kieran’s love for Julie, Daphne was sure they would meet again in the future, so she didn’t
keep Julie here because one day, she woulde back.
In thest moment before the ne took off, Julie took out her phone, opened WhatsApp, and sent a
message to Mr. Kennedy. Then, she threw away the SIM card and boarded the ne.
Kieran received a call from Ivan Hernandez just before he received Julie’s farewell message.
Ivan excitedly asked on the other end of the phone, “Kerry, where did you take Mama Julie? I’m off
today, but Mama Julie didn’te to apany me. I’m upset you know?”
When Kieran woke up in the morning. Julie was already gone.
He probably had a hunch about what Julie would do today after the unpleasant conversationst night.
So he told Ivan on the phone, ‘Go see if Mama Julie’s luggage is still in her bedroom.”
Ivan rushed to Julie’s bedroom, only to find no trace of Julie’s luggage in the neat room.
He immediately furrowed his brows in distress, “Oh no, Kerry, Mama Julie has run away!”
“Don’t worry, she’lle back. Let Noah apany you for now Kieran said, then hung up the phone.
In the private club, Kieran sat on the sofa. Dn was sitting across from him with a ss of wine and
said, “Why hasn’t Hayden arrived yet? Is he lost?”
“If I were really lost, how could I hear your sarcastic remarks? Hayden’s voice came from the entrance,
making Dn, who often dealt with corpses, shake a little.
“Hayden, is the traffic in Whispering Pines smooth?” Dn put down his ss and smiled at Hayden.
Surprisingly, a stunning beautiful woman followed Hayden in. With her short, neat hair and delicate
features, she gave Dn a cold nce.
Dn had never seen such a cold yet attractive woman. He immediately put down his ss and
warmly approached Julien.
Still grinning at Hayden, he said, “When did you get such a frosty beauty by your side?”
Dn walked over and tried to put his arm around Julien’s shoulder, saying, “Hello, beauty, I am…
Suddenly, he cried out in pain.
Before he could finish introducing himself, Julien had twisted his arm behind his back. She released
him and looked at Dn coldly. “Mr. Dn, please behave. Not every woman’s shoulder is free for you
to touch.”
“I’m Dn Dn rubbed his arm whileining to Hayden, I thought she was a rose with thorns,
but she turns out to be a hedgehog!”
Juhen gave Dn a stern look. He quickly hid behind Hayden, but still felt unsafe, so he sat down next
to Kieran.
Julien recognized Kieran, who was sitting in theer, at first nce. She approached Kieran and
said, “Julle went to Oakhurst. Did you send someone to follow her?”
Kieran lifted his head, his sharp gaze swept over Julien. The answer was obvious.
Julien was relieved. As long as Julie was safe, that was all that mattered. Even if Kieran hadn’t sent
someone to follow her, she would
have done so.
Hayden approached and said to Kieran, “The person you wanted to meetst time is here.”
“Nice to meet you, Ms. Julien Kieran finally greeted Julien.
Julien nodded, replying to Kieran. Tve heard a lot about you”
“So, your name is Julien?” Dn looked at Julien and suddenly said, “I thought your name was
Hedgehog…
Julienpletely ignored Dn.
Dn decided not to cause any more trouble. He looked at Hayden and asked, “Why did you bring
her?”
Hayden didn’t respond, instead he turned to Kieran and asked, “Did we figure out how Bertha Stewart
died?”
Dn piped up again, ‘We’ve got some leads, but can thisdy listen on this?”
It was clear that Dn was targeting Julien Hayden didn’t n on defending her either. Julien gave
Dn a cold look, “You can tell me the truth now, or wait until you’re dead and Ill dig it up myself.
That was definitely a threat!
Considering Julien’s capabilities he’d just witnessed, Dn decided not to poke the bear. He grinned at
Hayden and said, “I had Payne Hernandez check all the surveince. On the day Bertha died, she
never left her vi When she jumped off the building, there was a shadow on the rooftop. It moved too
fast to be seen clearly on camera, but the footage of that day was tampered with, so
‘That shadow was me, Julien suddenly cut in.
This statement made Kieran and Hayden both turn to look at her.
Dn was even more surprised, frowning incredulously at Julien, “You?”
Julien nodded.
Hayden frowned slightly, “Why wasn’t I informed?”
“I didn’t see the need or have the obligation to report to you,” Julien responded coldly
At this moment, Dn felt an inexplicable respect for Julien. It was definitely the first woman who dared
to talk to Hayden like that.
Julien didn’t beat around the bush and said directly, “Eight years ago, a flight took off from Whispering
Pines and crashed while flying over the Arctic Ocean. Lucian Hernandez, Mr. Hernandez’s brother, was
on the passenger list and he did indeed board the ne. There were also agents from our National
Security Agency on the ne, so we took over the case. After years of investigation, we found that
things were not so simple. We suspect that Lucian was the only survivor of that flight. It seems that he
was moved before the explosion.”
Hayden had beenpletely unaware that the case Julien had been investigating over the years was
the same one that he was working
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After the ne crash, Kieran held a grand funeral for Lucian
Back then, Hayden and Kieran thought Lucian was dead. The ne had exploded mid-air, leaving no
time for reaction or escape, let alone a rescue n. Everyone had epted Lucians death.
Hayden looked at Julien, asking the key question, “Why were you on the roof that day?”
“We’d been tracking Lucian for eight full years. On the day Bertha died, I got a tip that Lucian was
possibly at Noblewood Retreal So, I rushed over. However, by the time I got there, Bertha had just
jumped off the roof. I was toote to save her,” Julien exined.
Dn asked, “So, you didn’t see who the killer was that day?”
“There was no killer, Julien suddenly said to everyone, ‘I spoke to Julie. She said that Bertha looked
terrified when she died, but I only saw Bertha jump off the building herself. There was no one else
suspicious there. So, based on the scene, it’s impossible to find a killer.
“Why should I believe you?” Dn shot a piercing look at Julien.
Julien only nced at Dn before she replied, “Because my life was saved by Julie.”
Lucian was still alive. That fact was no longer a secret to those present anymore
Julien suddenly turned to Kieran, “I understand your desire to protect Julie, but I need to confirm
something with you.”
“Go ahead.”
“Is Ivan truly Julie’s son?” Jullen looked intently at Kieran. She had her own suspicions, but she wanted
to hear the truth from Kieran himself.
Only by confirming the truth could she better assist Julie and uncover the real story. So, without
hesitation, Julien said to Kieran, “I hope you can answer me directly.”