It was true that many people had died in that devastating fire, but one girl had managed to escape. The Binary Oracle had tracked down a photo of the survivor. Even though the picture was damaged and the girl''s face was half-burned, Juniper recognized her instantly.


    It was her sixth sister. The resemnce to her fourth sister, Ebony Fox, was undeniable.


    "It''s fine, no worries at all," Coralie shook her head quickly, staring fixedly at Juniper. She had no idea how to even begin.


    Should she just straight-up ask about her family? Would that be too jarring? During their previous conversations, she had noticed Juniper was slightly guarded about her past. If she brought it up out of nowhere and it turned out to be a misunderstanding, would she offend her?


    Swallowing her anxiety, Coralie forced the words back down.


    "Oh, right, the cake." Coralie opened the box, eagerly arranging the te for Juniper, looking like she wanted to hand-feed it to her.


    She looks just like her. She really does.


    Watching the young girl take a small bite of the cake, Coralie felt a rush of overwhelming warmth flood her chest.


    What she didn''t know was that Felton was sitting three tables away, secretly filming the entire interaction. The video was instantly sent to Shanley''s phone.


    Crash!


    Watching the footage of Coralie staring at Juniper with absolute, overflowing adoration and tenderness, Shanley''s face contorted in a murderous rage. He hurled his phone violently across the room.


    What the hell was that look?! The affection and love in her eyes were practically spilling over! Was that how normal friends looked at each other?


    Furthermore, were she and Juniper even friends? They had barely met a handful of times!


    Had this woman been targeting Juniper from the very beginning, using the business partnership as an excuse to get close to her?


    She actually dared to try and steal his woman? She must have a death wish!


    "Flint," Shanley barked, his voiceced with venom. "Go kidnap Coralie Quill."


    "Huh?"


    Flint, who had been reviewing a report, jumped in shock. He looked at Felton, entirely unsure if he had heard correctly. "Did you say the Boss wants to kidnap Ms. Quill? Isn''t she Ms. Payne''s new friend?"


    "Yep."


    Felton nodded,pletely deadpan. "Boss says Ms. Quill is making a move on Ms. Payne."


    "Pfft-!"


    Flint nearly choked on his own spit. So after all this time, the boss was fending off a female rival?


    "This Ms. Quill is definitely acting


    shady," Felton continued his


    expression gam grim."


    shes overly


    attentive to Ms. Payne, and the way she looks at her isn''t right


    He had seen that exact look on his boss''s face a million times. It was love. It was utter devotion.


    Therefore, he agreed that Coralie was bad news.


    Flint was utterly speechless.


    So now Mr. Schwartz didn''t just have to guard against men, he had to guard against women too?


    Damn. Ms. Payne''s lethal charm really didn''t discriminate by gender or age.


    ***


    As they finished their coffee, Coralie found a subtle opportunity to secure a single strand of Juniper''s hair She quickly handed it off to a subordinate waiting outside.


    "This is my hair and hers. Run the DNA test. I want it expedited."


    With her orders given, Coralie walked down the street, her high heels clicking rhythmically, her heart soaring with hope.


    By the next time they met, the results would be in. If Juniper really was her little sister, she needed to prepare the most incredible wee gift.


    Just as her mind began racing with ns, two massive men in ck suits stepped out of the shadows, blocking her path.


    "Who are you? What do you want?" Coralie stumbled back in rm.


    Before she could even scream for help, they grabbed her, dragged her into an unmarked van, and sped off into the afternoon traffic.


    ***


    Leaving the cafe, Juniper received an urgent call from the hospital. Director Evans had woken up.


    And her operatives had just extracted critical information. It was about her sixth sister.


    "I''m on my way."


    Shanley, who had been on his way to


    "deal" with Coralie, received the alert. He immediately ordered his driver to turn around and race towar


    Juniper.


    Compared to eliminating a romantic rival, helping Juniper find her family took


    absolute priority.