Novel Square
Chapter 143
Chapter 143
The smile on Linda’s face seemed forced, as the corner of her lips were twitching ever so slightly. “H-How’s that possible? I don’t know martial arts!” Pulling her lips into a thin line, Linda smiled. “Isn’t there a common saying about how humans have unlimited potential? All I could think of back then was to save Juniper, so I suppose the crisis unlocked my potential.”
Juniper was decidedly a little disappointed, while Selena smiled awkwardly. “Well, I’ll have to thank you anyway. I don’t know what would happen to Juniper if it wasn’t for you.”
With a much more relaxed smile, Linda scratched her head. “Miss Yard, you don’t have to be so formal with me. I’ve been looking after Juniper ever since she was a baby, so she’s like my child.”
Her remark led to her being flicked on the forehead by Selena. “You should get a boyfriend if you want a child!”
All she did was smile back at Selena shyly.
Under Pierre’s arrangement, Juniper was admitted into a VIP ward and assigned under specialists for optimal treatment. However, Selena didn’t think they needed to go that far, as Juniper only suffered some bruises, which wasn’t that big of a deal. Two days into her treatment, Juniper began complaining that she would like to be discharged. Perhaps because she was hospitalized countless times when she was young, so she was disinclined to remain in there for long.
Due to Pierre’s orders, the doctors dared not slack off on their job. Therefore, they suggested that she should do a full medical screening. Thinking that it was about time for Juniper to have a screening as she had done so regularly while in Springvale, Selena gave her consent.
The doctors performed numerous screening sessions, with a few of them requiring a few more days before the results would be out, so Selena applied for Juniper to be discharged after all the screenings were done with.
Back in the safety of her home, Juniper fell asleep when Selena was telling her a bedtime story. After tucking her in, Selena returned to her room, but just as she was about to draw the curtains, she saw someone staring at her from outside the window. Holding onto a glass of red wine, Pierre seemed to have been waiting for a while. Then, he tilted his head, signaling for her to go to him.
After drawing the curtains, she left the house knowing that she couldn’t hide forever. Going over, she realized that the door was unlocked when she was about to knock on it. Perhaps Pierre left it like that for her. However, she didn’t want to go upstairs to the bedroom, as it was too suggestive of a place. Sitting down on the sofa, she decided to wait, but Pierre was nowhere to be seen no matter how long she spent down there.
In the meantime, she knew she couldn’t dally, as she had a child at home. What if Juniper has a nightmare, or if she needs anything? After cursing him multiple times in her mind, she relented and went upstairs. When she arrived, Pierre was standing in the study with the same glass of wine in his hands. He was standing in front of the window in the same pose, just that he was in a different room.
“Hey!” Upon hearing her call out to him, Pierre turned around, motioning for her to come forward, which she complied with reluctantly. As soon as she walked over to him, Pierre held her in his arms while allowing her to stand in front of the window. “You—”
“Shh... Look outside.” Pierre placed a finger on his lips. Then, Selena turned to look at the skies outside.
There was a silvery crescent moon, but not a single star was in sight in the vast expanse of the sky, which made the moon seem all the more lonely. However, it was also as proud as could be while it shone. Admittedly, it was a mesmerizing sight to behold on the dark backdrop of the sky. The scenery was so healing that Selena forgot why she was there in the first place.NôvelDrama.Org content.