Can’t Win Me Back

"Why? Do you finally notice me beside you?" teased Julien while he admired Jonah's perfect side profile.

He grumbled, "You've been ignoring me for a good half an hour. I was thinking of ignoring you forever if you kept giving me the cold shoulder."

Despite being fatally attracted to Julien's childlike behavior, Jonah hid his feelings and asked calmly,

"Do you often join Mandy and the others for tea?"

"Yeah."

"You're a young man. Don't you feel bored when you hang out with a bunch of middle-aged ladies?"

Jonah scrutinized Julien. "You led a carefree life in Mosgravia. There's no need to suppress your wants. Just do anything you feel like doing."

"What if you can't handle me if I let go of myself?" Julien drawled and cast an irresistibly flirtatious look at Jonah.

as distant as ever. "That's

with your work as the president. You won't have time to worry about me," replied

pressed his

Mandy and the others, in case we become family one day. This is a social skill,

air. He purred, "Anyway, we're kind

said you love nuts." Staring ahead, he tensed up as he added,

like a young woman when he was excited. "Aunt Mandy always peeled

rasped, "I'll do that for

placed a finger under Jonah's chin and breathed at Jonah's lips. "Sure. I'd love

the moment he read Julien's mind—he noticed Julien's expectations and more importantly, Julien's desire for

spent when she reached home. On their

was truly tired, but at the same time, she was hinting at Jasper to go easy on her when

into the house. Her legs