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.

for years and

had moved closer amid the crowd. Elliot

Julie.

question put Julie in a

“Do I still love him?”

obvious, she

loved for half her life? But now it was a deep love that was covered by

of silence, Julie didn’t

feelings will fade with time. Maybe one day

deliberately for Kieran to

He didn’t hide his expression but smiled at Julie and said, “I like your answer, just as I like

taken aback. She looked at Elliot, unsure

of knowing him before, and could not determine the authenticity of

misunderstood him, laughing. “I also like handsome, wealthy, and humorous

understood Julie was dodging his question, but he just looked at her calmly and smiled without