Chapter 1158

The hospital.

Shanley lay in the hospital bed, staring at the girl playing on her phone, looking aggrieved. "Juniper, I..."

"Shh." Juniper leaned against the sofa, completely focused on her phone.

Hearing the man call out, she gave a vague hum without even looking up.

Shanley's face darkened significantly. He wanted to sit up and see what she was doing.

She had been so absorbed that for the nearly half an hour she'd been there, she hadn't looked at him once.

Pretty boys?

New replacements?

He tried to lift his head, only to find he couldn't.

Damn it.

This useless body of his-he survived being hunted down back in the day, so why was he so fragile after one crash?

After a few seconds of thought.

Shanley's eyes deepened. Feigning agony, he let out a muffled groan, "Hiss—"

Sure enough.

As soon as he made a sound, it instantly caught Juniper's attention.

"What's wrong?" The girl immediately put down her phone, strode over to him, leaned in, and asked with concern, "Where does it hurt?"

"Mhm." Shanley frowned, his handsome face looking rather 'delicate,' as he nodded pitifully.

"Where does it hurt?" Juniper's expression turned serious, her voice instinctively softening. "Here? Or here?"

She pointed at his head and legs.

"No." Shanley shook his head, took her hand, and placed it over his heart.

"Your heart?" Juniper's expression instantly tightened, worrying it was an issue with his ribs or heart, and she said firmly, "Hold on, I'll get someone to wheel you in for a scan."

"No need." Shanley held onto her hand, looking a bit awkward as he muttered, "It's not a physical issue. It's just that I want to talk to you so badly my heart aches."

Juniper stopped trying to leave, staring down at the 'weak' man, her clear eyes slowly narrowing.

Heh.

Gets a little injured and suddenly he's so fragile?

What's next.

Instead of calling him the old fox, should she start calling him 'Mr. Delicate'?

"I'm dealing with the Sanctum Holdings situation," Juniper blinked, patiently explaining.

"When do you plan to execute the operation?" Shanley squeezed her hand his thick brows knitting

together tightly, his voice Hoarse

"This is no ordinary matter. It's going to be very dangerous."

"Mhm." Juniper shifted her gaze to his face, a half-smile playing on her lips.

"Stay safe A flash of worry crossed Shanley's eyes, and he reminded her in a low voice, "I'm assigning Felton t to you. If there's danger,

and Flint to you.

send them in first."

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"Felton and Flint really sold their lives to you, didn't they?" Juniper sat down next to

him and began applying ointment to the scrape on his forehead.

"They did, indeed." Shanley curled his thin lips, speaking unhurriedly. "Felton and

Flint have been with me since they were teenagers."

"The first time we met, the two brothers were being chased by loan sharks to pay for their mother's medical bills. I saved them."

"I paid off the loan sharks and saved their severely ill mother. Since then, they've followed me with unwavering loyalty."

"Felton and Flint had it that rough?" Juniper smiled faintly. "In that case, we shouldn't make them risk their lives."

"Or..." Juniper paused, then added, "You didn't send them to protect me, but to keep an eye on me?"

Shanley choked on his words, looking slightly embarrassed.

There was a bit of surveillance involved.

When this girl goes wild, she throws caution to the wind.

While Felton and Flint protected her, they could also make sure she didn't do anything reckless.

No matter what.

She couldn't be put in danger.

"The plan is still in prep, but it'll be soon." Juniper pinched the man's fingers, her eyes curving into a smile. "I'm going to set a massive trap for Corvus, one that will make him regret everything for the rest of his life and ensure he never gets back up."