If she stayed any longer, not only would her soul leave her body, but her entire spirit would probably wither away.


    "Okay.” Shanley stood up and made a solemn promise. “Juniper can stay with me for the next two months. J lives next door, so they can keep each otherpany. If you miss her, you cane over anytime. I''ll send you all the security code."


    After the two-month summer break, once her results were out, she''d be off to a university dorm.


    "Alright," Jimmie nodded, watching them leave.


    Once the door closed, the three brothers gathered at the window, looking down at the pair below.


    "You know, there was another option..." Melvin mused. "We could have just had Shanley move in with us."


    That way, their sister would have her "human sleeping pill," and they could see her whenever they wanted.


    “Have him move in?" Jimmie scoffed, his hands in his pockets. “Seeing how lovey- dovey they are, are you sure you could watch that every day without wanting to punch him?"


    Melvin had noeback for that.


    "Don''t worry," Harold said, his voice steady as he watched how attentive Shanley was with their sister. "With him around, Juniper won''t be wronged."


    In this world, aside from her family, Shanley was probably the person she relied on the most.


    ...


    In the car, Juniper was happily ying a game on her phone, taking out enemies with swift, ruthless precision.


    "Do you want toe to the office with me, or go back to Cloudscape Community first?" Shanley asked, his eyes focused on her hands as they flew across the screen.


    “Neither,” Juniper replied after a moment''s thought, a smirk ying on her lips. “Qadir and J invited me out to eat."


    It was supposedly a meal, but really it was an excuse for her to grade their exam papers and estimate their scores so they could start thinking about universities.  fo


    "I''ll pick you up when you''re done," Shanley said, pulling up to the restaurant. As he


    was about to drive off, she suddenly grabbed his wrist.


    "What''s wrong?" he asked, turning back to her with a frown.


    "You said you''d pick me upter..." Juniper began, her voice a little husky. "Where would we be going back to?"


    Shanley paused for a second, then understood. He gently squeezed her hand, his voice a low, alluring murmur. “Of course, we''d be going back to our home."


    Our home? Cloudscape Community?


    “Okay,” she said, satisfied. She immediately released his hand, her tone bing casual again. "You can go now."


    And with that, she turned and walked away without a backward nce.


    Shanley stood there for a moment, watching her confident retreat, his eyes filled with nothing but warmth and affection. It seemed it was time for him to change their rtionship status. He was tired of being her ''brother.'' He wanted to be her boyfriend.


    “Felton, Flint,” Shanley said, turning to the two men behind him. "How do you win a girl''s heart?"


    Felton, who had never been in a rtionship, wisely remained silent.


    "Gifts," Flint answered confidently. He hadn''t dated either, but he was an avid fan of romance dramas and had picked up nty of


    tips


    "Jewelry, flowers, luxury cars. Find


    out what she likes and give it to her. Cater to her tastes."


    Cater to her tastes? Shanley thought about what the girl liked, and one word came to mind.


    Money. That was easy. Money was the one thing he had in abundance.


    "Felton, have the finance departmentpile aplete list of all my assets, both liquid and fixed," Shanley ordered, a slow smile spreading across his face.


    This was one "gift" he was sure she would love.