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.

working, I won’t be able to help him in his field. If I retake the exams, I’ll miss him for one

she couldn’t fulfill her wish to retake the exams. Her family was well–off and her sister Sansa was a lawyer. Her

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

as soft as putty in his hands and gave in without a fight. So, to

in life was to become Kieran’s wife. For her, studying was harder than rocket science. The only reason she

she lost sight of her goal, Julie went from being top 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 guy, had passed the bar exam. The fact was that the man who seemed to be good at

tutor her. Eventually, under her relentless pursuit, Kieran gave in and

she had superpowers, shocking those who thought she wouldn’t even graduate. In the end, not only did she enter law school with top scores, but she also graduated as the