Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 343

The elevator doors chimed shut just as Harold looked up, and he only caught a blurry glimpse of her eyes. In that instant, his heart hammered in his chest, and a splitting headache tore through him.

“Dr. Houston, are you alright?” his assistant asked, rushing to his side.

“I’m fine,” Harold said, waving him off. He took a few deep breaths and gradually felt normal again. It was probably just his old ailment acting up.

According to his father, he’d suffered from these headaches since childhood. Each attack was excruciating, so much so that he had no memories of his life before the age of thirteen. He must have selectively forgotten the pain.

“That’s a relief,” the assistant said. “Shall we go up?”

“Yes,” Harold nodded. But as they reached the top floor and walked toward their private suite, his heart began to pound violently again. He’d never felt anything like it before. Strange.

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Meanwhile, Juniper had just settled in, her fingers flying across her phone screen as she texted Luella. Shanley sat beside her, elegantly rolling up his sleeves as he peeled fruit for her.

Luella: [What? That old man Shanley is there too? I wanna see, I wanna see, I WANNA SEE!]

Juniper: [You dare show your face here and see what happens!]

Knowing Luella’s unhinged personality, she would probably scare Shanley off.

Luella: [???]

Juniper: [I’ll let you meet them all tonight.]

Luella: [Them?]

Juniper: [Yeah. The ‘old man,’ and my other two brothers who are even older than him.]

Older by one year still counted.

Luella: [Deal.]

Besides, her main purpose at the auction was to bid on medicinal herbs and sell the latest drug developed at their facility. Business first. Shanley had already fallen into Juniper’s clutches and wasn't going anywhere, so she could meet him anytime.

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