Can’t Win Me Back

Julien beamed from ear to ear. "Hi, Aunt Mandy, Madam Lyla and Madam Colene. Hey, Taty."

"Where are you going, Jul?" Tatiana's eyes were wide with curiosity.

"There's a famous brand of desserts at Bernardia. I wanted to buy some back for everyone to have a taste."

"Yay! We get to have desserts, thanks to Jonah." Tatiana clapped her hands in joy.

She really didn't treat him like an outsider. She simply spoke her thoughts.

A sheepish smile flashed across Julien's face. He waved and headed off while humming a tune.

When he brushed past Mandy, her sharp senses detected that peculiar scent from Julien.

As she lifted her eyes, she caught a glance of his chest underneath his V-necked T-shirt. The faint, red marks on his chest made her blush!

Mandy exhaled and remarked, "Young men are physically fitter indeed." She picked up her cup of tea and took a sip. She let out a cryptic smile.

"What did you say, Mandy?" Lyla looked at Mandy with a confused look on her face. She didn't catch Mandy's comment.

chuckled, "It's nothing. Have some tea, have

delicious desserts. Although he had only said it in passing, Julien had made a mental note

their desserts tonight so that he could give Jonah a small surprise

a foreign land. He had to brave the chilling wind for a long while

ears had turned red from

of desserts to his heart's content and settled the bill. Then, with two large bags of desserts in his hands, he walked toward the door with

"Ah!"

he bumped right into a man who just walked through the door. The paper bags fell from bis hands, and his purchased desserts were scattered across the

"I'm sorry, so sorry..."

he knelt to help

up simultaneously, and their eyes met. It was as if that man was struck by lightning.

didn't think too much about it. After all, he was publicly

set eyes on him would be caught in a daze. It was the same

bags and stood back up. He curled the corners of his lips upward and spoke in sweet-sounding

brush past him, the man suddenly grabbed