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?”

knew that if he didn’t say certain things now, he might never

Before she could react, she saw Kieran, who just happened to be

realizing what happened, Julie slapped her forehead and looked at Kieran with an innocent and cute expression, “Kerry, it’s not what you think; let me explain…”

her explanation, Kieran had already coolly walked

her short legs and stubbornly sat on the back of his bike, insisting on explaining to him. In the end, Kieran just ditched his bike altogether. So Julie hopped on Kieran’s bike and chased after

back now, Kieran never really cared about the thing she desperately wanted to explain. She had spent half of her

explain herself. The next day, she stormed off to school, ready to confront Elliot, only to

had transferred schools.

started to blur in her memory. Maybe it

Julie. Julie found it somewhat amusing to think about how nervous she was around

a head taller than me, your voice has changed, and your

abroad; the affection he couldn’t