"Well? Say something." Seeing both men staring at her nkly, Juniper raised an eyebrow. "If you don''t like it—"


    "I''ll take it! I''ll take it!" Kurt hobbled to his feet, sped his hands together, and bowed deeply to Juniper. "Thank you! You''re the best!"


    An Ecosse Spirit ES1 wasn''t even in the same league as the bike he wanted. It was something he didn''t even dare to dream about, and his cousin-inw was just giving it to him.


    "Alright." Juniper took out her phone and sent a message to Lue Langley. "Someone will deliver it to the main house in a week."


    "Okay!" Kurt couldn''t stop grinning, his eyes practically glued to Juniper.


    "That''s enough," Shanley said, stepping in front of Kurt to block his view and turning his gentle gaze to Juniper. "We should head back so you can rest. You have school tomorrow."


    "Okay," Juniper nodded. Before leaving, she reminded Kurt to focus on his recovery.


    In the car, Shanley kept stealing nces at the young woman beside him. He had so many questions but didn''t know where to start, afraid of overstepping.


    "What do you want to ask?" Juniper said without looking up from the game she was ying on her phone. "Curious about why I have so much money?"


    "Yes," Shanley admitted with a helpless smile, leaning closer. "I am very curious. Are you willing to tell me?"


    "Tsk." Juniper''s fingers flew across the screen as she answered nonchntly, "I made some money in business, then tried my hand at the stock market, and it just kept growing. The more money I made, the more I invested. It sort of spiraled out of control from there."


    "The stock market?" Shanley was surprised, trying to recall all of her known identities. There were so many he couldn''t even remember them all at once.


    "How long did it take you to learn how to do that?" he asked, his voice low.


    "About half a month," Juniper said, tilting her head back to look at him with a cocky grin. "I had a lot to learn, so it took a little longer than usual."


    Half a month? As a young teenager, she''d learned the stock market in two weeks? And had been consistently profitable?!


    "Alright," Shanley said after a pause, his voice soft. "I''ll work harder to make more money. I''ll never let you down."


    "You''ll need to," Juniper said,


    stopping her game and turning to him with a serious expression." might need to call on your financial resources and influence in the future."


    "Oh?" Shanley stiffened slightly, confused.


    "I have an enemy," she exined, her face darkening at the thought, each word sharp with hatred. "I need to deal with him eventually."


    "An enemy?" Shanley''s gaze turned cold.


    Juniper had an enemy? She never started trouble, so someone must have wronged her. Whoever it was deserved to die!


    "Not right now," Juniper said, giving him a reassuring look. "I can handle him for the time being. But before I eliminate himpletely, I have a little n."


    For example, Sigma Network was always trying to swallow up Subterra Vanguard in Australis. It was time to give them a taste of their own medicine. She had simr


    ambitions. Borealia was a nice ce-beautiful, peaceful and


    economically prosperous?


    And... Juniper''s eyes rested on Shanley''s face, her lips curving into an almost imperceptible smile. The people weren''t bad either So, she was ever more determined to destroy that old bastard and bring


    Borealia under her control


    "Is he a threat to you?" Shanley asked, his body tense with worry. "Could you get hurt?"