Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 19

The scene was a blast from the past. She and Elliot were chatting cozily while Kieran stood not too far away, looking at her like. she was a stranger. After just two seconds, he turned his head away, as if they were in two parallel worlds.

Julie was always like that. Whenever Kieran was around, she spotted him instantly.

When they were in college, Daphne once teased her, “Honey, are you a radar or something? How come you always spot Kieran. first?

Back then, Julie responded, “Maybe because Kieran always shines bright, I can’t ignore him.”

“Are you in love with a god or something?” Daphne chuckled at Julie, who didn’t seem to mind.

Years later, Julie realized that the only change was that she once believed her life would always intertwine with Kieran’s, but now she understood they were just two lines that would never cross.

Julie took a silent step back and greeted Elliot with a smile as if she were chatting with an old friend, “You took advantage of me before, and I haven’t settled the score yet. Aren’t you afraid I’ll retaliate now that you’re so close?”

“Do you still love him?” Elliot’s sudden question caught Julie off guard.

and never dared face this

closer amid the crowd. Elliot shot a glance at Kieran,

also drifted towards Julie.

put Julie in a dilemma.

asked herself, “Do I still love

she still loved

half her life? But now it was a deep love that was covered by the scars buried deep in her

of silence, Julie didn’t

she looked at Elliot and said sincerely. Those lingering feelings will fade with time. Maybe one day

this was meant for Elliot or deliberately for Kieran to hear,

Julie and said, “I like your answer, just as I like you. Oh, I forgot to tell you, I’ve

aback. She looked at Elliot,

know Elliot, had never thought of knowing him before, and could

chose to remain silent and deliberately misunderstood him, laughing. “I also

but he just looked