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.

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

to Bernardia, Jonah mentioned that there was a local, award-winning dessert shop with delicious desserts. Although he had only said it in passing, Julien

so that he could give Jonah a small surprise

foreign land. He

the shop, his ears had turned red from the cold, and his fingers were

his heart's content and settled the bill. Then, with two large bags of

"Ah!"

just walked through the door. The paper bags fell from bis hands, and his purchased

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

continuously while he knelt

happened to look up simultaneously, and their eyes met. It was as if that man was struck by lightning. He widened his eyes in shock and stared at

publicly recognized as

in

picked up his paper bags and stood back up. He curled the corners of his lips upward and spoke in sweet-sounding Grunslandish, "Please stop

about to brush past him, the man suddenly grabbed his arm. In a trembling voice, he asked, "Blake