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.

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

Bernardia, Jonah mentioned that there was a local, award-winning dessert shop with delicious desserts. Although

to buy their desserts tonight so that he could

top of that, Julien was in a foreign land. He had to brave the chilling wind for a long while before he

his ears had

the bill. Then,

"Ah!"

door. The paper bags fell from bis

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

knelt to help Julien pick up

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

didn't think too much about it. After all, he was publicly recognized as the ideal type

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

upward and spoke in sweet-sounding Grunslandish,

to brush past him, the man suddenly grabbed his arm. In a trembling