Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 18

Back then, Elliot was a real shrimp, he probably only reached up to her chin.

Elliot only shared a class with her for a semester, during which he didn’t do much more than call her ‘Tallie Julie.‘ It wasn’t until the day before he was leaving for abroad that Elliot suddenly asked Julie, “Tallie Julie, how about I treat you to ice cream tonight. and tell you how to win Kieran’s heart? Are you in?”

Julie didn’t give two shits about the ice cream, but winning Kieran’s heart was her master plan! Without thinking twice, she agreed and arranged to meet Elliot at the food street near their school gate.

At that time, Julie, a junior high school student, was only about fifteen or sixteen. She hadn’t expected Elliot to be a genuine scammer, the kind who tricked girls.

She still remembered that night; it was drizzling and they were sitting at a roadside kebab stall.

Julie eagerly asked Elliot, “Quick, tell me, how can I win over someone as aloof as Kerry?”

knew that if he didn’t say certain things now, he might never get another chance. So, somehow, he ended up leaning in and gently kissing her lips. Then he seriously bullshitted

could react, she saw Kieran, who just happened to be

happened, Julie slapped her forehead and looked at Kieran with an innocent and cute expression, “Kerry, it’s not what you think; let

explanation, Kieran had already coolly walked away with his bike.

she chased after Kieran with her short legs and stubbornly sat on the back of his bike, insisting

desperately wanted to explain. She had spent half of her

managed to explain herself. The next day, she stormed off to school, ready to confront Elliot, only to

had transferred schools.

Julie slowly forgot about the whole incident; even Elliot’s face started to blur in her memory. Maybe it was just as Elliot had said, she probably didn’t remember anything that wasn’t about

the past made Elliot seem a lot more familiar to Julie. Julie found it somewhat amusing to think about how nervous she was around Elliot last night.

head taller than me, your voice has changed, and your face has improved, so it’s normal for me not to recognize you. By the way, I was planning to

abroad; the affection he couldn’t express at that time