Warren''s smile froze on his face. This was beyond awkward.


    Just then, Celine, now in a fresh change of clothes, naturally sat down next to Juniper, her beautiful face lit up with a brilliant smile.


    "Have a piece of candy." Juniper unwrapped a small sweet and popped it into her mouth.


    "Yummy." Celine scooted even closer, clinging to her sister''s arm as if afraid she''d disappear again.


    Warren sighed. It had been a long time since he''d seen Celine smile so brightly.


    "Let''s get down to business," Shanley said, breaking the strange tension. "It seems both sisters have a ratherplicated situation."


    "Both sisters?” Warren froze for a second before the realization hit him. "So your goal in seeking the A-NO specimen was..."


    “Juniper''s other sister, Ebony Fox, was poisoned. The antidote is missing a single ingredient,” Shanley exined, his gaze softening as he looked at Juniper. "Coincidentally, that ingredient is the A-NO specimen. We searched the entire world, and Liberty Ind was the only ce that had sessfully cultivated it."


    That was why Juniper hade to Liberty Ind in the first ce, and in doing so, found the sister she''d long since lost contact with. It was a coincidence, but it also felt like fate.


    "Celine cultivated the A-NO specimen herself," Warren said, his expression turning serious, his voice low. "But right now, there''s only one."


    “That''s enough,” Juniper interjected while peeling an orange for Celine. "I can cultivate more."


    Developing the antidote would require arge number of specimens, so one definitely wouldn''t be enough. But with the original nt, even the most difficult cultivation would just be a matter of time for her.


    "Someone, bring it here," Warrenmanded, not daring to dy. He was desperate to get on his sister-inw''s good side. "The specimen, now! Juniper, if you need anything else, just say the word!"


    Juniper shot him a look but said nothing.


    Seeing the friction between them, Celine''s expression turned sad. "Juniper... Don''t be mad," she stammered. "I''ll scold my husband for you."


    "My husband loves me," she added. "Not on purpose."


    She was trying to say that Warren hadn''t meant to hurt Juniper, that he only did it because he loved her.


    "Oh." Juniper pressed her lips together, her tone cid. "I''m not mad at him. Here, eat your orange."


    "Thanks, Juniper."


    With the two of them "reconciled," Celine beamed with happiness.


    "Celine''s condition..." Warren''s gaze was fixed on Celine, his lips moving with difficulty. His voice was hoarse.


    "The flowers outside are so


    beautiful. Are they for me?" Juniper


    finished peeling the orange and


    looked out toward the garden


    deliberately changing the subject. "I want them."


    "Oh!" Celine immediately stood up, excited. "I''ll go pick some for you, Juniper!"


    And with that, she ran outside. The hall fell silent, leaving only Juniper, Shanley, and Warren.


    "You said before that it would only take a week for Celine to return to normal," Warren said, his hands clenched into fists. "Is that true?"


    “It''s true,” Juniper replied without hesitation. After a few seconds of silence, she added, "But there''s a side effect."


    "What side effect?" Warren pressed, his voice edged with urgency. "Is it bad for Celine? What will happen to her?"


    "There won''t be any physical harm Seeing the panic in his eyes, Juniper''s lips clear


    eyess tightened to wavering slightly. The harm is


    to you."


    "What do you mean?" Warren asked, letting out a breath of relief.


    "Hypnotherapy can restore


    memories buried deep within the brain," Juniper exined, toying with ss. "But it can also c confusion Fo


    memo


    She will forget everything rted to you."


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