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?”

never get another chance. So, somehow, he ended up leaning in and gently kissing her lips. Then he seriously bullshitted her, “Boys never

she saw Kieran, who just happened to be passing. by on

and looked at Kieran with an innocent and cute expression, “Kerry, it’s not what you think; let me

explanation, Kieran had already coolly

at his nose, “You’re done for, you’re done! Don’t you dare walk away from school tomorrow!” After saying this, she chased after Kieran with her short legs and stubbornly

to explain.

day, she stormed off to school,

Elliot had

Elliot’s face started to blur in her memory. Maybe it was just as Elliot had said, she probably

made Elliot seem a lot more familiar to Julie. Julie found it somewhat amusing to think about

not even up to my chin, but now you’re a head taller than me, your voice has changed, and your face has

he had gone abroad; the affection he couldn’t express