"You''ve fallen for the young doctor, haven''t you?” Hannah demanded, pointing her cane at Shanley.


    Fallen for her? Shanley''s lips curved into a faint, unhurried smile. He didn''t deny it. "Yes."


    "You ungrateful boy..." Hannah stood and shuffled unsteadily toward Shanley, raising her cane as if to strike him.


    “When I tried to set you up, you refused, insisting you already had someone in your heart. Fine, I didn''t push you. But now that you''ve met her in person, you''re suddenly smitten. Have you forgotten about the one you have at home? You said she was the only one for you. How long has it been, and you''re already moving on?"


    "Shanley, I''m warning you. The Schwartz family has maintained its integrity for generations. I will not tolerate any scandalous behavior."


    Moving on? Hearing those words, Shanley finally understood. His grandmother was defending the honor of the girl he supposedly cherished.


    "It''s not like that, Grandma," Shanley said, catching the cane as she swung it. He gave a helpless, wry smile.


    "What''s not like that? I saw it with my own eyes!" Hannah scoffed. "You may like her, but she clearly doesn''t feel the same way about you."


    The girl''s earlier expression of annoyance was proof enough that she wasn''t interested in either of her grandsons. What a disgrace to the Schwartz family name!


    "I''m warning you, get rid of these foolish ideas right now," Hannah said, her tone serious. “I''m nning to take her under my wing as an adoptive granddaughter. From now on, she''ll be your sister."


    With that path blocked, she figured he wouldn''t be able to pursue her.


    "Grandma you..." Shanley''s lips parted, a sense of utter helplessness washing over him. "You''ve


    misunderstood. There''s no el.ne


    The young doctor and my girl


    they''re the same person."


    "What do you mean, the same person?" Hannah was too furious to think clearly, her


    mind fixated on the idea of Shanley two-timing some poor girl.


    "I know the young doctor," Shanley sighed, a hint of a smile gracing his handsome


    features. “She''s the girl I told you about before.... Her name is Juniper Payne.”


    "What?" Realizing what he''d said, Hannah shot to her feet, so shocked she forgot all about her cane. "You''re saying the doctor is the girl you like?"


    "Yes." Shanley nodded slightly, his smile calm and steady. "I never expected that Juniper would be the one who saved Grandpa''s life. We knew each other long before you did"


    "Oh," Hannah sniffed, rolling her eyes and muttering under her breath, unconvinced.


    "If that''s the case, then why does she act like she can''t stand you?"


    "The girl just has a strong


    personality She''s usually very


    sweet," Shanley said, shifting his weight His knees wete starting ache.Grandma, since Thaven done anything wrong, can I stand up now?"


    Juniper would be back any minute, and he didn''t want her to see him like this.


    “Wait a minute.” Hannahtched onto a key phrase he''d used. Her eyes narrowed. “Usually1?” she asked coolly. “Are you telling me you two are living together?"


    Shanley wanted to deny it, but he hated lying. He simply nodded. “I can exin. Grandma, please let me get up. Juniper will be..."


    Before he could finish, a voice came from the doorway. "Ms. Payne, please watch your step."


    The next second, the door swung open, so fast that Shanley had no time to stand.