The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0221

I tried to get into the moment, imagining Terry saying something like that to me. The softness in Julian’s

eyes kept me from falling to far into the fantasy.

I cleared my throat. “Don’t you find the trends of modern fashion tiresome? Not to mention wasteful. Why should I throw away a perfectly good dress simply because I have worn it once before.”

“A woman’s dress adds to her beauty. You wouldn’t put a rose inside a paper vase.”

“I wouldn’t pluck the rose at all.”

Julian’s mouth twitched upright. “Not even to show off its beauty. You’d keep it hidden away on some

bush in the corner of the garden?”

“Anyone who knows where the rose bush is, would know they could easily go see the beauty for

themselves. There’s no need to dress it up.”

Julian hummed.

I looked at him, surprised. “What? No good?”

“No, you did fine. The problem is we need to teach you to stop engaging with him at all.”

“How?”

“Oh, something like, ‘If you’ll excuse me, Sir, I must use the

that!” I started

He smiled wide. “He’d leave you alone for a minute, at least. Long enough for you

me or Nicholas. Or even Susie or Mark, or whoever.” His smile

can never be

get him to smile again. “Careful, Julian, or

actually like me.”

smile again. Instead, he stared at me deeply, as if he was looking down into my

I wondered if he was

how to ask, or if I should. I wasn’t sure why it mattered

my cheek.

to stare

with embarrassment and

surprisingly tender. He could be teasing me, or

know.

was letting me see behind the curtain of him, for just a moment. He looked

Lost.

to do or say

down to

in,

back. He couldn’t mean this. He was either teasing me

I wasn’t that kind of

at once. The vulnerability in his eyes sealed

standing. He left the