Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Even though she seemed to be cool as a cucumber on the surface, she couldn’t hide the anger that

bubbled within. Julie strutted out of Kieran’s hotel room with her head held high, but her steps were as

shaky as a newborn deer.

If it wasn’t for Kieran reminding her, she would’ve forgotten that she was a top law school graduate,

who had top grades of the class. Actually Julie wasn’t particularly brainy. From kindergarten to high

school, she had always followed Kieran, attending the same school and class. They were the kind of

buddies who grew up together. Deep down, Julie knew that she had to study hard to get a chance to

see Kieran every day.

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Later on, before going to college, Julie heard that Kieran was heading to law school. Without any clear

life goals, she had always taken Kieran as her guiding star. So, she chose law as her major faster than

a hot knife through butter.

While waiting for the acceptance letter, Julie asked Kieran about his college choices by herself. Only

when the acceptance letters arrived did she find out that he had chosen business school for corporate

management studies.

Julie was shocked. She wanted to retake the exams, saying, “If I go to law school, how many years

would it take before I see him again? And even after I start working, I won’t be able to help him in his

field. If I retake the exams, I’ll miss him for one year at most, and then I’ll be his college mate. How

sweet would that be!”

Even though Julie was as stubborn as a mule, she couldn’t fulfill her wish to retake the exams. Her

family was well–off and her sister Sansa was a lawyer. Her parents planned to find her an easy job

through Sansa after graduation.

In the end, Julie had to eat humble pie, all because Kieran told her, “Joyce, if you don’t retake the

exams, I promise I’ll come to see you every Saturday. If you retake, I’ll study abroad.”

Was Kieran threatening her? Of course, he was. But she was as soft as putty in his hands and gave in

without a fight. So, to see him every week, Julie ended up going to law school.

Back then, Julie’s ultimate goal in life was to become Kieran’s wife. For her, studying was harder than

rocket science. The only reason she got into law school was that she thought Kieran had applied there.

Later, when she lost sight of her goal, Julie went from being top of her class to nearly flunking out,

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making many professors question whether she had cheated on her entrance exam. Just when Julie

was about to throw in the towel and switch majors, she heard that Kieran, the business school guy, had

passed the bar exam. The fact was that the man who seemed to be good at everything had passed.

Julie’s fighting spirit was rekindled instantly. She stuck to Kieran like glue, begging him to tutor her.

Eventually, under her relentless pursuit, Kieran gave in and agreed to help her.

Under Kieran’s help, Julie performed like she had superpowers, shocking those who thought she

wouldn’t even graduate. In the end, not only did she enter law school with top scores, but she also

graduated as the valedictorian, becoming a distinguished law school graduate.

If Kieran hadn’t reminded her today, she would’ve completely forgotten that she was once the top

student in law school. Ironically, she now adamantly refused to work in anything related to law, all

because of him, the man who taught her everything about law.

Julie took a deep breath with a smirking smile on her face. Her phone buzzed in her pocket for a while

before she finally pulled it out.