Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1035

Silas furrowed his brow, instinctively leaning away in disgust. That wasn't who he was looking for.

Turning his head with great effort, his eyes suddenly landed on Juniper.

*Seven.*

*His precious Seven.*

His heart monitor instantly spiked, his breathing turning ragged and desperate.

"Calm down." Juniper quickly pulled a sedative from her bag and injected it into his IV line.

Silas's vitals slowly stabilized, but his eyes remained locked onto Juniper. Because of the angle of the bed, the security cameras couldn't pick up the subtle, agonizing emotions flickering across his face.

Tears silently welled up and spilled down his hollow cheeks.

Seeing this, Juniper felt a strange, phantom ache in her chest. Why was he crying? Did the injection hurt?

Shanley, observing from the sidelines, narrowed his eyes. The way this man looked at Juniper... it was intense. Too intense.

"Your recovery is progressing," Juniper noted after checking his vitals. "I'm changing your prescription. With these new meds, you should be fully functional in about two months."

"But you need to keep your heart rate down. Spikes like that will set you back."

Silas continued staring at her, desperately trying to find a way to communicate.

"Do you want to tell me something?" she mouthed silently, noticing his frantic energy.

He blinked hard—*Yes.*

Juniper deliberately knocked a vial off the table. It shattered, releasing a thick, harmless smoke that instantly clouded the room and obscured the cameras.

Taking advantage of the cover, she leaned in close. "Who are you? What are you trying to say?"

Knowing he couldn't speak, she quickly opened her palm and held it in front of him.

Trembling violently, Silas mustered every ounce of strength he had. He weakly dragged his index finger across her skin.

He traced the number *7*, and then pointed weakly at her.

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