Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 11

Even though she seemed to be cool as a cucumber on the surface, she couldn’t hide the anger that bubbled within. Julie strutted out of Kieran’s hotel room with her head held high, but her steps were as shaky as a newborn deer.

If it wasn’t for Kieran reminding her, she would’ve forgotten that she was a top law school graduate, who had top grades of the class. Actually Julie wasn’t particularly brainy. From kindergarten to high school, she had always followed Kieran, attending the same school and class. They were the kind of buddies who grew up together. Deep down, Julie knew that she had to study hard to get a chance to see Kieran every day.

Later on, before going to college, Julie heard that Kieran was heading to law school. Without any clear life goals, she had always taken Kieran as her guiding star. So, she chose law as her major faster than a hot knife through butter.

While waiting for the acceptance letter, Julie asked Kieran about his college choices by herself. Only when the acceptance letters arrived did she find out that he had chosen business school for corporate management studies.

wanted to retake the exams, saying, “If I go to law school, how many years would it take before I see him again? And even after I start working, I won’t be

though Julie was as stubborn as a mule, she couldn’t fulfill her wish to retake the exams. Her family was well–off and her sister Sansa was a lawyer.

had to eat humble pie, all because Kieran told her, “Joyce, if you don’t retake the exams, I promise I’ll come to see you every Saturday. If

threatening her? Of course, he was. But she was as soft as putty in his hands and gave in without a fight. So, to see

was harder than rocket science. The only reason she got into law school

of her class to nearly flunking out, making many professors question whether she had cheated on her entrance exam. Just when Julie was about to throw in the towel and switch majors, she heard that Kieran, the business school

like glue, begging him to tutor her. Eventually, under her relentless pursuit, Kieran gave in and agreed

Kieran’s help, Julie performed like she had superpowers, shocking those who thought she wouldn’t even graduate. In the end, not only did she enter law school with top