Chapter 324

With an indifferent glance, Juniper withdrew her gaze, stuffed her hands in her pockets, and sauntered out with her little crew in tow. As she passed, the boys she had kicked to the ground lowered their heads, daring not to say a word. The entire restaurant was eerily silent.
A few minutes later, once she was sure the group was gone, Yelena lost control and swept all the tableware off the table with a crash.
“Aaargh!” she shrieked in humiliation, clutching her head.
“Yelena,” Yolanda said, rushing forward with a look of feigned innocence. She took Yelena’s arm, her eyes red and her voice trembling. “Now do you believe me? With Juniper backing her, Janet dares to yell at you today. Tomorrow, she’ll be fighting you for the title of the Wilcox family’s young lady.”
“Yelena, to deal with Janet, you have to get rid of Juniper,” Yolanda added, fanning the flames. “Once Juniper is out of the picture, what power will Janet have? Her fate will be in your hands.”
“Janet… Juniper Yolanda’s words stoked the fire of Yelena’s fury. Her eyes became bloodshot as she swore viciously, “I will make those two little bitches pay.”
“By the way,” Yolanda said, hiding a triumphant smile, “that old man Juniper is involved with is just a driver for Shanley Schwartz.”
“So what if he works for the Schwartz family?” Yelena shot her a glare. The memory of her humiliation ignited a burning hatred within her. “She’s with a driver, not Shanley himself. Do you really think my Wilcox family should be afraid of some lousy chauffeur?”
Yolanda was satisfied. Her plan was working perfectly.
…
After leaving the restaurant, Juniper walked ahead with Janet quietly by her side, her head bowed, the fierce energy from before completely gone.
“Don’t you want to know why I didn’t publicize Yelena’s secret?” Juniper asked, a lollipop stick hanging from her lips.
“I know why,” Janet said, lifting her head to look at Juniper earnestly. “You did it to protect me.”
“Oh?” Juniper squinted, a faint smile playing on her lips. “Tell me.”
“My mom is still recovering, and I have my final exams coming up. Exposing
Yelena’s secret right now would certainly hurt her, but it would also bring a lot of trouble to me and my mom.”
“Go on Juniper’s smile widened. She hadn’t expected the girl to be so sharp She’d once worried that Janet was too weak to handle a shrewd man like Melvin. Now, she was beginning to think Melvin was the one in danger.
“Now we have something to hold over Yelena’s head. I doubt she’ll dare to bully me again.”
“Smart girl Juniper said, patting her
on the head. “For the next month just focus on your studies. After
your exams are over, I’ll help you
take care of anything you war anything you want to
deal with.”
“Thank you, Juniper,” Janet said, deeply moved. After a moment, she couldn’t help but ask, “How did you find out about Yelena’s family History? Even my mom and ever heard anything about that
“That’s a secret.” Juniper looked away and waved a hand at Janet. “Alright, head back to class.” The matter of Binary Oracle was not something a kid needed to know.
“Oh, one more thing,” Juniper suddenly remembered, calling Janet back. She ran a hand through her hair. “What do you think of Melvin?”
“Huh?” Janet froze, snapping to attention like a soldier. “Melvin is a good person.”
“And?”
“And what?” Janet asked, completely bewildered.
Juniper just smiled. Janet’s reaction reminded her of her younger self. It seemed Melvin still had a long and difficult road ahead of him.