"We''ll worry. We''ll be heartbroken."


    Hearing Juniper''s words, Ebony Fox''s eyes grew moist with tears, her lips trembling. "Juniper..."


    "Don''t do this again." Juniper took a tissue and gently wiped the corner of her mouth, her tone much softer. "Your sister is a miracle doctor. I can handle a little thing like this."


    "Okay." Ebony Fox nodded obediently. After a few seconds, she added, "Actually, I also have a bit of a fever."


    She really was good at hiding things. Juniper took a deep breath. "Anything else?"


    "No more," Ebony Fox said, looking utterly wronged as she quickly shook her head. "Really, that''s it. Just the vomiting and the fever."


    Right. That matched. It was likely that both symptoms would appear together.


    While Ebony Fox rested, Juniper was in the living room, chewing Harold out. Shanley "hid" in the kitchen, peeling an apple, his ears pricked up to listen, not daring to interrupt.


    "It''s my fault." Harold took the scolding like a chastened child, not daring to argue back. "She seemed to be doing well, so I thought she was handling it fine. I never thought she''d be forcing herself to endure it."


    "Of course it''s your fault," Juniper said, mixing some fever-reducing medicine for Ebony. She shot Harold a re. "If anything happened to Ebony—"


    "Have a slice of apple." Shanley emerged at the perfect moment, holding a slice to Juniper''s lips. A thin smile touched his lips. "If you need anything done, just tell me."


    Juniper nced at him, but opened her mouth to take it. Harold''s "disciplinary lecture" came to an abrupt end.


    "I''ll go check on Ebony Fox." Harold breathed a sigh of relief and quickly scurried away. As he passed Shanley, he paused, leaned in, and whispered, "Thanks."


    "Don''t mention it," Shanley said with a faint smile. "We''re family, after all. We should help each other out. Right, Harold? Or should I say, future brother-inw?"


    Harold shot him a look, his mouth twitching. Tsk. Shanley really knew how to seize an opportunity. The nerve on him was incredible!


    "Right," Harold cleared his throat and conceded quietly. "When you two get married, I''ll give you a big wedding gift."


    "Then I''ll thank you in advance," Shanley said, his eyes lighting up, unable to hide his grin.


    "What are you two whispering about?" Juniper asked, turning around curiously.


    "Nothing," Shanley said, immediately turning back and feigning calmness. "Just telling Harold to watch his step."


    "Oh." Juniper nced down at the perfectly t floor and exposed him coolly. "What step?!"


    Shanley: "..."


    Harold ran even faster.


    By evening, the antidote''s effects intensified, and Ebony Fox''s temperature soared. Juniper worked tirelessly to bring her fever down. By the time her temperature returned to Normal and she looked up, it was already six in the morning. She confirmed that the antidote''s side effects hadpletely subsided and its true effects were taking hold. Juniper breathed a sigh of relief.


    Rubbing her stiff neck, she pulled the door open, ready to go back to her own room. But the moment she opened it, she saw Shanley sitting in the hallway, still wearing yesterday''s suit. His tie was crooked, his hair was a mess, and there were dark circles under his eyes. He lookedpletely exhausted. Had he slept out here all night?!


    "Is Ebony Fox okay?" Hearing the door open, Shanley immediately stood up, his expression worried.


    "Why were you sleeping out here?" Juniper asked, her fine brows furrowed in confusion.


    "You were staying with Ebony Fox,


    so I stayed with you," Shanley


    answered without hesitation. No matter what he would always b?


    there behind her, ready to catch her if she fell.