Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1597

Juniper hadn't slept a wink in nearly twenty hours.

"You're the one who worked the hardest," the doctor said with profound admiration. "If it weren't for you, we might not have been able to save her."

Dr. Nocturne truly lived up to the legend.

"You're too kind."

Juniper offered a faint, tired smile and glanced toward the room. "She's stable now. Bring the baby to her."

With her final instructions given.

Juniper walked toward the exit, catching sight of a man standing not too far away.

He was wearing a camel cashmere trench coat, with a matching coat draped casually over his arm.

He stood perfectly poised beneath the glow of the streetlamp, the dim light tracing the sharp, commanding lines of his figure.

Even cloaked in the shadows of the night, his presence was so striking it was impossible to look away.

Shanley had his back to her, but as if sensing something, he turned abruptly the moment she stepped outside.

Their eyes met, and he quickly closed the distance, opening the coat in his hands and wrapping Juniper entirely in his embrace.

"Didn't you say you'd text me before you came out so I could come get you?"

Shanley looked down at her exhausted face, his heart aching for her.

"I don't need you walking toward me every single time." Juniper tilted her head back, pressing a soft kiss to the corner of his mouth, a light laugh escaping her lips. "I can walk toward you, too."

"Juniper."

Shanley's brow twitched slightly, his eyes darkening as his voice turned husky. "Is that your sweet way of confessing your love?"

"Why wouldn't it be?"

Juniper slipped her hands into the pockets of his coat, resting her chin against his chest, smiling like a mischievous fox. "I'm so tired. I can't walk another step. Carry me!"

"Mhm."

Without a moment's hesitation, Shanley swept her up into his arms, carrying her steadily toward the parking lot.

Juniper nestled quietly against his chest, the exhaustion quickly pulling her under.

Just as she was drifting off.

She heard Shanley's deep voice. "Juniper, do you like kids?"

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