Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 454

“Melvin...” Juniper’s expression turned serious. “Are you really interested in Janet?”

Melvin fell silent, too ashamed to answer. The memory of how harshly he’d called Shanley a “cradle robber” was now excruciatingly awkward. Shanley was only nine years older than Juniper; he was ten years older than Janet.

“Juniper, you’re not going to object, are you?” Melvin asked cautiously, swallowing hard.

“Not really,” Juniper replied.

From what she’d seen, her brother was a decent guy. If he was sincere about Janet and she liked him back, it might not be a bad thing. But the problem was—Janet didn’t seem to have the slightest interest in him.

“If you want to win her over, you’ll have to try harder,” Juniper advised, adding, “School is starting soon, and there will be plenty of handsome guys there, so...”

The way she trailed off was particularly pointed.

Melvin hung up, feeling utterly defeated. He needed to get some advice from that old fox Shanley. If he could win over someone as difficult as Juniper, then Janet should be a walk in the park by comparison.

...

At the J-Five Studio, Juniper was completely absorbed in her work. Wearing protective goggles, she sat under a small desk lamp, meticulously polishing a sandalwood bracelet.

“Boss,” the director said, knocking before entering with a cup of coffee. “You should take a break and have something to eat.”

She had been there for three or four hours without even looking up. Who was this bracelet for? It must be someone important for their boss to be so focused.

“I’m fine,” Juniper replied curtly, not pausing her work.

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