Chapter 229


    Chapter 229


    The van came at high speed, straight in Julie’s direction. Julie reacted quickly and immediately took


    Ivan in her arms. When the van was only about fifty meters away, it turned on its high beams.


    Julie couldn’t evade in time and could only instinctively protect the kid in her arms.


    At the eleventh hour, a ck Bentley Mulsanne zoomed in from the parking lot. It was aimed straight


    for the van. The sound of the Bentley Mulsanne elerating echoed in Julie’s mind. The van, which


    was only ten meters away from Julie and Ivan, was suddenly knocked into a nearby telephone pole by


    the Bentley


    Mulsanne.


    The friction between the tires and the ground caused dazzling sparks. The shrill sound traveled through


    the air to Julie’s ears. The van was knocked to the side by the Bentley Mulsanne with a loud bang.


    Then, both cars came to a halt.


    The severe impact triggered the Bentley Mulsanne’s airbags, protecting Kieran’s head.


    Still in shock, Julie quickly picked up Ivan from the ground and shouted towards the Bentley Mulsanne,


    “Kieran!”


    Holding the child, she didn’t even get close to the car when the van suddenly revved up, dragging its


    battered body towards the river.


    “Kerry!!” Ivan pointed at the Bentley Mulsanne.


    Kieran unbuckled his seatbelt, pushed away the airbag, and got out of the car.


    The front of the car was deformed. He got out and saw à stupefied Julie and Ivan, letting out a deep


    sigh of relief. He quickly ran to them, checking them with concern, “Are you guys okay?”


    Julie quickly shook her head. It was then that she noticed Kieran’s arm moving stiffly, so she put down


    Ivan and hurried to grab Kieran’s hand.


    “Ouch…” he sucked in a breath.


    “Did you hurt your arm?” she frowned.


    Kieran, however, suddenly extended his other arm and tightly embraced her.


    Ivan, scared, also clung to his leg. Kieran dropped a passionate kiss on Julie’s forehead, then quickly


    took out his phone to call the police.


    The police arrived quickly at the scene and immediately dispatched people to salvage the van that had


    just fallen into the river. The police searched extensively, but


    in the end only the van was retrieved, and the van driver who had fallen into the river was not caught.


    Karl was notified and came to handle the aftermath. Noah also rushed over and took van home. Then,


    despite Kieran’s protests, Julie took him to a nearby hospital.


    Luckily, his arm was not seriously injured, just a strained muscle.


    He couldn’t even think about what would have happened if he hadn’t shown up just in time when the


    van hit Julie and Ivan. Now that he thought about it, he was still a bit scared.


    Julie wanted to scold him, but she couldn’t find the words. She understood why Kieran had to do it, and


    she understood his actions.


    If she had been the one driving that day, she would have done the same. Still, such actions, willing to


    risk their lives…


    In the end, she didn’t say anything reproachful, but suddenly hugged him tightly, burying herself deeply


    in his arms.


    Kieran gently stroked her back,forting her, “I’m okay.”


    Dn arrived just in time to witness this tender moment. He stood at the door, unsure whether to enter


    or leave. However, he understood the urgency of the situation and decided to interrupt the couple’s


    moment.


    “The driver of that van is a great swimmer, he escaped. The car was unlicensed. The police


    investigation might take some time.” Dn frowned at Kieran, “You’re really ballsy. How could you just


    ram your car like that? If something happened to you…”


    Upon meeting Kieran’s gaze, Dn suddenly realized that Kieran’s actions at the time were the only


    viable options. The target of that car was Julie and Ivan. One was his wife, the other his son. Any


    ident to either of them would be unbearable for Kieran.


    So in the end, Dn could only sigh helplessly, then looked at Kieran and asked, “Do you think this


    was an ident, or…?”


    Dn didn’tplete his suspicion. If this was indeed premeditated, the first suspect he thought of was


    Lucian.


    ording to reliable sources, Lucian returned to Whispering Pines a few days earlier, but he had been


    quiet. The van was obviously headed for Julie, so it was hard


    not to think of Lucian.


    However, although the car was indeed heading straight for Julie, the moment Kieran hit the van, he


    clearly felt the van driver hit the brakes. Even before he hit the van, the driver had slightly turned the


    steering wheel.


    Rather than saying Kieran knocked the van into the telephone pole, it would be more urate to say


    the van chose to hit the telephone pole.


    Then, while Kieran was getting out of the car, the driver simply drove the van into the river.


    Dn had obviously seen the surveince video from the scene. He frowned, looking at Kieran in


    confusion, “I found a big question mark.”


    Julie responded, “When Kieran got out of the car, the van went straight into the river. If the van was


    really after me, since it could still start, why didn’t ite at me again?”


    What Julie said was exactly what Dn wanted to ask. If the van could still move, why did the driver


    choose to go into the river instead of hitting Julie again? Kieran obviously wouldn’t miss this detail.


    Dn suddenly proposed a bold guess, “Unless, this incident was just a warning to Julie. The van


    driver is obviously a top-notch swimmer, otherwise, he couldn’t have disappeared Immediately after


    falling into the river.”


    Just as Dn’s words fell, there was a knock on the door.


    “Come in,” Kieran uttered coldly.


    Julien was standing at the door, her face expressionless.


    *Julien, you’ve learned to knock?” Dn looked at Julien and joked. Julien had always been quite the


    lone wolf. As far as Dn could remember, she’d never


    politely knocked before.


    Of course, Julien wouldn’t tell Dn that thest time she didn’t knock, she almost caught Kieran and


    Julie in an intimate moment.


    Ignoring Dn, she shifted her gaze to Julie, “Are you okay?”


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    Julie shook her head, her eyes on Kieran’s arm.


    After a brief nce, Julien turned to Kieran, “Lucian is in room 1423 at Opulent Skyline Suites. The


    room is registered under the name Bruce.”


    She nced at her watch, “If all goes ording to n, the National Security Agency will be there in


    twenty minutes.”


    Kieran was caught off guard by the sudden news. He left Julie in Julien’s care, “Please look after her.”


    “I’ming with you, Julie grabbed Kieran’s sleeve, her eyes determined.


    Kieran hesitated for two seconds, then took Julie into the elevator.


    Julien followed them into the elevator.


    That’s when Dn turned to Julien, “Aren’t you working for the National Security Agency? Whose side


    are you on?”


    “Do I owe you an exnation for my actions?” Julien retorted coldly, her re silencing Dn.


    After a moment of silence, Dn said, “How the hell does Hayden put up with you?”


    Julie turned to Julien, “Dn has a point. Julien, if you leaked this information to us…


    “I’ve already left the National Security Agency,” Julien interrupted.


    Kieran added, “Did Hayden snatch you from Klein?”


    “As a pawn, I have to y my part. Hayden needs me, so he doesn’t want me to be distracted. He


    saved my sister’s life, so I owe him. Between the National Security Agency and him, is there really a


    choice?”


    It was rare for Julien to say so many things at once.


    “As a pawn…” Kieran repeated, seemingly thoughtful.


    Dnughed, “If all pawns were as tough as you, the chess yer would have a real headache.”


    Julien shot Dn a warning look.


    “What, I can’t even speak in the same elevator as you?” Dn walked up to Julien, “I suggest you treat


    Hayden well. With him, you could live a princess’ life without a worry. Without him, you’d just have to


    fend for yourself. Who doesn’t want to be pampered like a princess, right, Julie?”


    Dn looked at Julie, hoping for her agreement.


    Ignoring Dn, Julien turned to him, “Why don’t you be the princess then?”


    “Fine… Screw you! If you don’t want to hear the truth, I won’t repeat it.”


    The elevator doors opened, and Julien kicked Dn out without hesitation.


    Dn was mortified. Just as he was about to retort, he heard Julien tell Julie and Kieran, “I’m not going,


    I don’t want to run into anyone from the National Security Agency


    Kieran and Julie got in the car. Dn didn’t have time to snap back at Julien and quickly took the


    driver’s seat. They headed for Opulent Skyline Suites.


    They drove very fast. Ten minutester, Dn parked the car at the entrance of Opulent Skyline Suites.


    The valet took the keys and parked the car for them.


    Perhaps it was theirmanding presence, coupled with Kieran’s familiar face, they were allowed into


    the hotel without any hassle. They went straight to room


    Standing at the door, Kieran positioned Julie behind him and turned to Dn, “Call the manager to


    open the door.”


    Dn immediately phoned the manager, asking him toe open the door under the guise of the


    president of Simpo Co. He then told the manager, “Could you open the door for us? Bruce is a friend of


    Mr. Hernandez. We’ve knocked several times, but no one’s answered. I hope nothing’s happened.”


    With Kieran around, the manager didn’t dare ck off. He’d personally received Mr. Bruce that


    morning, so he didn’t doubt Dn’s story. He quickly retrieved the room card and was about to open


    the door.


    However, just as he was about to swipe the card, the door was pushed open from the inside..