Chapter 133


    Chapter 133


    Ever since Daphne got to know Julie, she rarely heard Julie speak to her in amanding tone. But


    this time, she immediately knew she was in for some bad luck


    So, she had no choice but to ask, “Do you remember that time when Annalise imed she was Mr.


    Hernandez’s girlfriend and Mr. Hernandez didn’t deny it?”


    Julie remembered it vivi


    Back then, Julie was in her senior year of high school. The school forum was filled with beautiful love


    stones about Kieran and Annalise, with vanous versions popping up left and right


    The whole thing started when someone wrote a love letter to Kieran, but for some reason, it ended up


    in Annalise’s hands. Annalise returned the letter to the girl and openly told her, “Kieran is mine Please


    stop bothering him.”


    Annalise was the belle of the neighboring school and was extremely popr When she publicly made


    this announcement in Julie’s high school, it naturally caused a sensation.


    Even though Annalise and Kieran seemed like a perfect match, everyone thought of them as nothing


    more than a pair of friends. They assumed that Kieran had just gained another admirer. However, the


    next day. Annalise was waiting for Kieran at the school gate, and Kieran actually stood by her side


    At that time, Julie had bought two ice creams and was eagerly looking for a reason to ride home with


    Kieran. She didn’t expect to see Annalise on the back seat of Kieran’s bicycle. That was the spot she


    had always longed for Seeing this scene, she was stunned with ice creams in her hand. The girl who


    had been rejected by Annalise publicly blocked Annalise and Kieran She looked at Kieran with tear-


    filled eyes and said, ‘Even if you’re going to reject me, I wish you could tell me yourself!”


    Julie admired the girl’s courage because she only remembered standing there, not even having the


    courage to step forward


    Annalise’s long hair, delicate features, and beautiful eyes were beyond reproach


    She sat on the back seat of the bicycle, clutching Kierans white shirt, peeking out from behind him, and


    smiling at the girl, “Didn’t I tell you yesterday? This guy is mine. Don’t even think about taking him


    away”


    The girl’s face turned from red to green. She still looked at Kieran with hope and asked. “Are you really


    hers?”


    Julie remembered that Kieran nodded at that time.


    From the other end of the phone, Daphne’s voice came, “Do you remember when you told me, quite


    heartbroken, that you were done with Mr. Hernandez and would never love him again?


    Of course, she remembered. She vividly remembered how Annalise, looking like a goddess, rode past


    her with Kieran. And she, holding two melted ice creams, looked like a fool.


    Julie said, “I remember”


    “I knew you wouldn’t forget!” Daphne said decisively. “After that, you stopped pretending to bump into


    him in the cafeteria. You would either leave school early or stay in the library for over two hours after


    school to avoid Kieran. Then you told your family your wanted to live on-campus because of your busy


    schedule. You avoided Mr. Hernandez for a whole half month, remember?”


    “And then?” Julie of course remembered She remembered how many times she cried in her dreams,


    how hard she had to resist the urge to go find him, even though she ultimately failed.


    Half a monthter, Lucian went on a business trip, and the Hernandez family’s servants all took a


    vacation. Kieran was home alone, sick with a fever


    Julie was living next to Kieran at the time. She took him to the hospital and took care of him all night.


    It was probably after that incident that her rtionship with Kieran became closer


    She didn’t know why Daphne suddenly brought up this matter


    Then she heard Daphne on the phone say, “I’m telling you Mr. Hernandez’s high fever was probably on


    purpose”


    “On purpose? Julie frowned, unconsciously raising her voice, “Can you get sick on purpose?”


    “Of course you can! Whats more effective than ying sick?” Daphne said confidently


    Julie was even more puzzled, “How do you know he was pretending to be sick?”


    “That’s a long story” Daphne lowered her voice mysteriously. “Our editor in chief is greedy and wants to


    do an exclusive interview with Mr Hemandez, so he gathered all the relevant information about Mr.


    Hernandez Guess what I found!”


    “You even have the nerve to y this suspense game at this time”


    Daphne could imagine Julie’s sarcastic smile just by hearing her voice. She quickly said, “Can you not


    threaten me? You’re acting just like Mr. Hernandez when you threaten me!”


    Julie was speechless.


    Daphne said, “I found out in the editor-in-chiel’s files that Mr. Hemandez used to have a small ount


    on an online forum. Then I went to search for that ount and found that it only posted twice.”


    “What does that mean?”


    “One was in response to a question you asked online, and the other was a question he asked, soliciting


    answers fromizens.”


    Julie understood what Daphne meant when she said Kieran’s sickness was probably fake. It seemed


    that the question Kieran asked online was most likely about how to pretend to be sick.


    So Julie directly asked, “What question did he answer for me?”


    That forum was one Julie often visited when she was younger. After so many years, she really couldn’t


    remember what questions she had asked.


    But Daphne remembered it very clearly. She said, “Didn’t you ask a question on the forum before,


    ‘What’s a way to publicly kiss a man you’ve liked for a long time?”


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    Julie immediately understood, “So Kieran left ament there? And out of all thosements. I just


    happened to pick his suggestion?”


    “Cause hisment got the most likes… Daphne murmured.


    Julie on the other end of the phone went silent for a long time, a very long time….


    If it weren’t for the sound of her breathing. Daphine would have thought that Julie had hung up.


    Finally, just as Daphne hesitated whether to break the silence, Julie’s voice suddenly came through the


    phone, she said, “That’s all water under the bridge, it doesn’t matter anymore…


    Anticipating Julie would hang up any minute now, Daphne quickly said, “Julie, I believe Mr. Hernandez


    has his reasons for doing what he does, but whatever decision you make, I’ll back you up no matter


    what. Love doesn’te with an expiration date. Don’t lose faith in love just because of one


    disappointment. Maybe in this world, there will be someone who thinks that you are his everything.


    You’re a wonderful woman who deserves to be happy. I want you to be happy”


    Usually, Daphne was a straight shooter, seldomly would she say such mushy stuff so tenderly and


    considerately. But Julie knew that when the chips were down, Daphne would always be there for her.


    She remembered how Daphne took her to the hospital when she was hospitalized with gastroenteritis


    during their first year in college. even staying by her bedside all night while she was on a drip.


    When she woke up the next morning, she was so moved that she held Daphne’s hand and said,


    “Daphne, you’re a warm current in my


    life…”


    Daphne rolled her eyes, ‘A warm current? Are youparing me to your period? If I’m your warm


    current, then what’s Kieran to you?”


    Julie gave it some serious thought, then looked at Daphne with a beaming smile, full of anticipation,


    “He’s the sunshine in my life! He can light up all the darkness in my heart, just like the sunshine that


    comes in from the window in winter! He’s my life’s goal Humans can’t live without the sun… so no


    matter what, I have to keep pursuing him…”


    Back then, Daphne just chuckled at her with a mix of disgust and affection, “You think you’re Icarus?


    Chasing the sun? Do you know how Icarus died?”


    Julieughed back then. But thinking about it now…


    Being too confident, wanting to reach the sun, but dying because you got too close. She was


    stubbornly chasing after Kieran, but ended up falling t on her face.


    Kieran was like the sun that lights up the world, while she was like the overconfident Icarus. She was


    such a fool.


    After hanging up the phone, Daphne’s words were still echoing in Julie’s head. She won’t be having


    any peaceful sleep tonight. After some hesitation, Julie took out the sleeping pills Dr. Brice had given


    her and swallowed them before climbing into bed.


    She thought she would sleep soundly, but ended up having aplicated dream.


    In the dream, she was back to the day she publicly kissed Kieran.


    It was a day inte autumn, with the leaves of the ne trees on the streets falling everywhere. Julie


    was wearing a pair of white canvas shoes, stepping onyers of soft leaves, making a rustling sound.


    She was in her school uniform, running fast, all because Kieran, as the captain of the school basketball


    team, was participating in an interschool basketball league.


    That day, Kieran’s team won the champlonship. Julie, in order to get close to Kieran, had pulled all the


    strings to be the manager of the school basketball team,


    To celebrate the victory of the basketball team and to create an opportunity to be alone with Kieran,


    and more importantly, to carry out her kissing n, Julie had sought advice online the day before,


    made a detailed n, and chose the method with the most-likes-lo


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    That night, the basketball team’s coach treated everyone to dinner. As the manager, Julie naturally


    joined the dinner. Everyone knew Julie and Kieran were neighbors, including the coach.


    So that night, the coach asked Kieran to walk Julie home…


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