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.

divorced for years and never dared face

closer amid the crowd. Elliot shot a

drifted towards Julie. He obviously

Julie

asked herself, “Do

she

of the man she had loved for half her life? But now it was a deep love

silence, Julie didn’t want to lie to Elliot.

with time. Maybe one day I’ll even forget

Elliot or deliberately for Kieran to hear,

gave him a glimmer of hope. He didn’t hide his expression but smiled at Julie and said, “I like your answer, just as I like

She looked at Elliot, unsure how to

him before, and could not determine the authenticity of

she chose to remain silent and deliberately misunderstood him, laughing. “I

question, but he just looked at her calmly and