Chapter 1572
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Shanley’s call came in almost instantly.
The man leaned against the sofa, his phone on speaker. He had Juniper wrapped in his arms and was smiling lazily. “Coach Melvin, let’s hear it. How did you manage to scare away the girl you just confessed to?”
“You seem really happy about this, you old fox.”
Hearing the sheer amusement in the man’s voice made Melvin grind his teeth in annoyance.
“I am, indeed, quite happy,” Shanley smirked, the laughter in his eyes deepening as he sighed contentedly. “Because my girlfriend just told me a joke, and it was pretty funny.”
Melvin rolled his eyes. He felt like his already battered heart had just been stabbed a few more times.
Ahhhhh. He wanted to fight this cunning old fox.
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Juniper pinched Shanley’s waist before speaking up. “What do you mean scared away? Is she okay?”
“I’m fine.”
Melvin sighed emotionally. Blood truly was thicker than water; his sister knew to check on him first.
There was a second of silence on the line before Juniper’s exasperated voice came through. “I was asking if Janet is okay?”
Melvin was practically on the verge of tears as he whined pitifully, “Juniper!!!”
“What exactly did you say to her?” Juniper couldn’t be bothered with his howling. “Do I need to go check on her?”
“I just said some things that I personally thought were quite touching,” Melvin replied as he recalled the moment. “She barely said a few words, then got out of the car and ran.”
“What about the gift?” Juniper pressed.
“She took it.”
“Oh.”
Juniper breathed a sigh of relief, leaning back into Shanley’s embrace as she casually remarked, “She’s probably just thinking about whether to accept you or not.”
Melvin’s heart tightened. He asked cautiously, “Do you think Janet will say yes?”
“How would I know?” Juniper teased on purpose. “A lot happened today. Just give Janet some time to think it over. If she doesn’t like you, you can just find someone else.”
Melvin’s morale plummeted. He slouched dejectedly in the driver’s seat.
After a while, he couldn’t help but pull out his phone and text Janet: [Janet, have you thought about it? Do you want to be my girlfriend?]
At that
walk, Janet had just
walked into the house with the gift, bumping straight into Saskia, who was cooking
“What’s wrong? Why is your face so red!”
“It’s just a little hot,” Janet replied
a panic hugging the box tight/net
gain
to take a shower
Saskia stood there holding a spatula,
Cutter bewildered as she
muttered to herself. That
child is
acting so strange
“Bang!”
Janet shut her door. Afraid her mom would come after her to ask questions, she specifically locked it.
She collapsed into her chair, her heart pounding uncontrollably.
It felt like it was going to leap right out of her throat.
She patted her cheeks—it hurt, confirming that the “confession” had genuinely happened.
Oh my god. Melvin actually confessed to her.
Just then, her phone buzzed. Melvin’s name flashed on the screen.
Janet tremblingly opened the message. When she read its contents, her cheeks burned hot.
Who does something like this?
They had been apart for barely five minutes.
Forget about considering it; her brain had crashed so hard she couldn’t even process a single thought.
Janet thought for a moment, then carefully typed a single word: [No]
[Alright, take your time.]
Melvin didn’t dare push her too hard.
She set her phone down.
Janet opened the box. Inside was an incredibly delicate bracelet.
The bracelet featured a small bronze charm.
Flipping it over, two letters were engraved on the back: JJ.
It was as if her heart had instantly been filled to the brim. Janet’s lips curled up in a massive smile.
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