Chapter 1113

That meant someone had been planning to hurt Juniper all along.

"What do we do now?" Ebony Fox asked urgently, her face pale. "Do we tell

Juniper? Stop her from going to Sanctum Holdings?"

"No." She shook her head almost immediately, deflating. "If she knows our parents and Celine are there, she'll risk everything to save them."

If Sanctum Holdings discovered her true identity, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"We can't reach her anyway," Coralie said softly, biting her lip. "Sanctum Holdings is meticulous. They wouldn't let them keep their communication devices."

"We'll wait for her to come back," Jimmie decided, his voice raspy. "We keep this from her for now and figure out a plan ourselves."

Since Sanctum Holdings' ultimate goal was Juniper, it was safer for them to execute the rescue instead of her. Even if something went wrong... they were the older siblings. They could protect her.

The others exchanged looks and nodded in agreement.

***

On the other side, Juniper and Shanley entered Sanctum Holdings once again.

Unlike last time, they were carrying trackers. Although the devices hadn't been detected, Sanctum Holdings' signal-jamming capabilities were incredibly strong. There was no guarantee the trackers could transmit an accurate location.

"Right this way, Dr. Nocturne," a subordinate said respectfully. "Mr. Thorne is busy at the moment, so you can check on the patient first."

Juniper and Shanley's blindfolds were removed. The familiar interior greeted them— a traditional layout with a Buddha statue burning incense at the end of the hall.

*Hypocrites,* Juniper thought, looking away in disgust.

They took the elevator down to the basement. As they passed each door, Juniper kept her eyes wide open, searching for any sign of Celine.

Sure enough, as they rounded a corner, she heard a commotion from a nearby

room.

"Why keep asking? I told you I don't know!" Celine's voice rang out as she smashed something inside the room, sounding incredibly defiant. "I have no answers for you, but you can try to take my life!"

Juniper's heart tightened, instantly recognizing Celine's voice. She sounded energetic enough. She was probably fine for now.

Afraid the

Srds would notice

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something off, Juniper and Shanley exchanged a quick glance and kept. walking with blank expressions

Soon, they arrived at Silas Blackwood's room.

The door opened. Juniper's eyes immediately fell on the dying man in the bed.

"What did you do to him?"

Her last treatment had been

bet

effective, and with the medicine she had provided his condition shouldn't have deteriorated like this,

The guard frowned and replied casually, "We just stopped his meds for a night. Who knew he was so fragile?"

"Stopped his meds?" Juniper's gaze turned glacial. "Stopping his meds will kill him!" The guard shrugged helplessly. "Orders from the boss. Who told him to be a..."

"Be a what?" Juniper asked sharply.

Realizing he had said too much, the guard clamped his mouth shut. He simply told her to do her job and stepped out of the room.

The examination was complex.

Shanley assisted her by her side. After Juniper infected a vial of medicine, Silas slowly opened his eyes. Seeing his youngest daughter again, he looked dazed.

It was that same look-like he had a million things to tell her.

Juniper motioned for Shanley to step behind her, perfectly blocking the camera's view. She leaned in close to Silas.

After the treatment, although he couldn't speak, he had enough strength to move his lips and mouth words.

When Juniper read his lips, her eyes widened inch by inch.

He was saying...