Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1208

"You…"

Juniper's answer nearly sent Shanley into a depressive spiral.

She stepped out for one conversation, and suddenly she didn't want to be with him anymore? Did her parents say something to change her mind?

That didn't make sense. He had been on his best behavior lately; he hadn't made a single misstep.

"Why don't you want to date me anymore?" Shanley's lips pressed into a tight line, his handsome face scrunching in distress as he stared at her intently, his voice turning raspy. "Is it because I didn't listen to you when I went to the rescue? If so, you have every right to be angry."

"But isn't breaking up a bit of an extreme punishment?" he finished miserably.

"I don't want to date because we can just get married instead," Juniper said, her bright eyes sparkling as her lips curved into a gorgeous smile.

"Married?" Shanley repeated the word blankly, before his eyes widened in sheer, unadulterated shock. "Juniper, what did you just say?"

"Let's get married." Juniper tilted her chin up, looking him dead in the eye, enunciating every syllable. "Let's get married, Shanley."

"Are you serious?"

Shanley froze completely, his outrageously handsome face locked in stunned disbelief. He was so shocked he couldn't even form a coherent sentence.

A ruthless corporate shark stuttering? It was almost comical.

"Lean in closer. Do I look like I'm joking?" Juniper grabbed his collar and yanked him forward.

"No." Shanley finally snapped out of his daze, an impossibly wide smile breaking across his face. His dark eyes flushed with intense emotion. "It just doesn't feel real. How did I get so lucky to score a girl this perfect?"

"Yeah, you got lucky, Schwartz." Juniper raised an eyebrow, her tone lazy but fond.

"Let's go."

Without missing a beat, Shanley threw off the covers and immediately tried to get out of bed, completely ignoring his injuries.

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