It was the exact ne she had designed for Shanley, along with the matching earrings she had included.


    And just like that, everything clicked into ce. This olddy was Shanley''s grandmother. The person she had been so eager to introduce her to was... Shanley. Juniper''s lips curved into a wry smile. What a small world.


    "You know, I was nning to have you meet my eldest grandson, but I''ve changed my mind," Hannah said, leaning in to whisper conspiratorially. "That rascal is nowhere near good enough for you. Today, I''m going to introduce you to someone much more interesting."


    Hannah then turned to Wendy. "Is Kurt back yet? Tell him toe here."


    Kurt? Who was that? Hearing footsteps, Juniper turned toward the door just as a handsome young man in a sharp suit walked in, a wide grin on his face.


    Juniper''s expression instantly turned to ice. It was the obnoxious jerk from the highway.


    Looking closer, she could see a faint resemnce to Shanley, but he wasn''t as tall, as handsome, or as charismatic. Beyond a superficial simrity in their eyes, he couldn''t hold a candle to Shanley!


    "Grandm—" Kurt started, holding arge bouquet, but his words caught in his throat as his eyesnded on the girl sitting next to his grandmother. His pupils dted in disbelief. It was her! The girl on the e-scooter who had left him in a cloud of dust.


    He''d even had people trying to track her down... and now she was right here. He had to ask her how she made that little scooter smoke his high-end bike.


    Seeing Kurt''s transfixed gaze, Hannah''s heart soared. See? Her grandson Kurt had much better taste than that ungrateful Shanley. He was already smitten, and she hadn''t even had to do any work.


    "Grandma." Kurt finally snapped out of it, his eyes still darting toward Juniper as he


    approached. "These are for you. I wish you a long and happy life."


    Grandma? So this idiot was Shanley''s brother?


    "Thank you, dear. I appreciate the thought," Hannah said, passing the gifts to Wendy before getting down to business. "Have a seat."


    "You bet, Grandma." Kurt reflexively moved to sit beside her.


    "Not here," Hannah said, blocking the spot next to her. She gestured to the empty seat beside Juniper with a smile Sit next to our gifted doctor” Your young people will have more to talk about."


    Gifted doctor? So this was the girl Shanley said Grandma wanted him to meet? She was cuter than he expected, but with a wild streak.


    "Hello..." Kurt stepped forward, extending his hand, but froze when he met the girl''s icy re. It was a look that screamed ''back off''. He quickly retracted his hand.


    "You know, Grandma," he said sheepishly, "I think I''ll just sit here with you."


    Hannah''s smile froze on her face. She rolled her eyes in exasperation. One grandson was as useless as the other Was there something wrong... with the Schwartz family genes?