Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 12

Julie picked up the phone. As soon as she answered, the voice of Daphne came through, “Julie, I feel like I’m falling apart…”

“What’s wrong?” Julie immediately suppressed her own emotions, sounding worried as she asked Daphne on the other end of the line. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Daphne quickly responded, “I felt unwell on my way back to the company, and I was just diagnosed with acute appendicitis. I’m about to have surgery…”

Julie frowned, “Which hospital are you in?”

“You don’t need to come, but sweetheart, you’ve got to do me a favor,” Daphne weakly asked Julie, “Do you know about Ray Group?”

“Had heard of it. What’s up?”

“The new CEO of Ray Group just took office, and with Raymon Sanches turning seventy, the chief editor wants me to take a few reporters over to cover this news. I didn’t expect to suddenly get appendicitis. The two reporters I arranged are from different departments so there’ll be issues for sure. Could you go over and supervise for me? The chief editor, said if we write this piece of news well, there will be a fifty–thousand bonus. I’ll give you sixty percent of it and you just need to supervise for me.” Daphne gritted her teeth, enduring the pain, and finished her request.

Even without the bonus, in this situation, Julie couldn’t turn a blind eye. She agreed straight away.

In fact, Julie wanted to thank Daphne. It was because of Daphne’s situation that she could forget about the encounter

with Kieran.

The banquet was scheduled for tomorrow night, and Julie didn’t have a suitable dress. Luckily, Daphne provided the funds for her to buy a decent cocktail dress.

The dress was inspired by white magnolias. The magnolia flower symbolized an independent spirit and unwavering love. The dress design was unique, elegant, and confident. Julie preferred a natural look, so on the night of the event day, she put on the dress, wore light makeup, casually tied her hair up, and then, as directed by Daphne, found the two reporters, Manuel and Hasan, at the entrance of the event venue.

Julie wasn’t much of a talker, and Manuel and Hasan maintained their silence as well.

Raymon held immense respect from people, and as he appeared, all the reporters and media rushed over. Manuel and Hasan were no exception. Julie hadn’t forgotten her task so she just stood quietly in the background, supervising the

two.

Due to the crowd’s push and shove, someone forcefully bumped into Manuel, causing him to fall. Julie was startled and she put down her cup, rushing into the crowd to help Manuel up. Just as she did, an elegant yet deep voice sounded behind her.

“Are you alright?”

Julie lightly shook her head and as she turned around, all the camera flashes suddenly aimed at her, blinking. incessantly. She immediately shielded her face with her hand before she could clearly see the man before her.

He was extremely handsome. Delicate and gentle features combined with a rugged, powerful jaw line. His eyes were amber, a tall nose below, face exuding warm feelings. His gaze was bright, like a sky full of stars.

When Julie felt a hint of familiarity with the man before her, Manuel whispered softly to her ear, “That’s Elliot Sanches! He’s the new boss of Ray Group and the youngest son of the Sanches family.“