Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Why? Do you finally notice me beside you?" teased Julien while he admired Jonah's perfect side profile.

He grumbled, "You've been ignoring me for a good half an hour. I was thinking of ignoring you forever if you kept giving me the cold shoulder."

Despite being fatally attracted to Julien's childlike behavior, Jonah hid his feelings and asked calmly, "Do you often join Mandy and the others for tea?"

"Yeah."

"You're a young man. Don't you feel bored when you hang out with a bunch of middle-aged ladies?" Jonah scrutinized Julien. "You led a carefree life in Mosgravia. There's no need to suppress your wants. Just do anything you feel like doing."

"What if you can't handle me if I let go of myself?" Julien drawled and cast an irresistibly flirtatious look at Jonah.

Jonah felt bitter, but he remained as distant as ever. "That's none of my business."

as the president. You won't have time to worry about me," replied Julien with a hint of

his lips

wanted to be closer to Mandy and the others, in case we become

crisp scent lingering in the air. He purred,

the car with a hint of emotion in his eyes. He casually remarked, "Lyla said you love nuts." Staring ahead, he tensed up as he added, "You ate all the dried fruits at

looked like a young woman when he was excited. "Aunt Mandy always peeled the nuts for me when I was a kid. I

at Julien and rasped, "I'll do that for you the

Jonah's chin and breathed at Jonah's lips. "Sure. I'd love

read Julien's mind—he noticed Julien's expectations and more

had complained about feeling tired. She was truly tired, but at the same time, she was hinting