Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 121

“Also—” Just as Juniper was about to leave, Shanley spoke up again.

“Hmm?” Juniper paused, a bag of snacks in her hand, and stared at him with a puzzled look in her clear eyes.

“The stomach medicine works great. As for the other… performance-enhancing medication…” Shanley’s deep eyes narrowed slightly as he said flatly, “It’s not needed.”

“Huh?”

Juniper blinked, not quite understanding. She’d given him a pretty strong dose; how could it have no effect? Unless… his condition was truly beyond saving?

“Juniper…”

Seeing her mind wander again, Shanley closed the distance between them in two strides. He leaned down slightly, a flicker of frustration in his deep eyes, and said through gritted teeth, “The story about my… condition… is a rumor. A false rumor.”

“I’m normal. Perfectly normal. I don’t need that kind of medicine,” he insisted. “Understand?”

“Oh.”

Juniper froze for a moment, her expression almost cute in its confusion. She supposed she understood.

Whoever started that rumor must have really had it out for him. Who was it again? Then she remembered—Luella!

“Alright,” Shanley said, his tone softening as he tucked a stray strand of her hair behind her ear. He gave a helpless little smile. “Go on, get back to class.”

She was still young. She’d understand these things eventually.

“Okay,” Juniper replied simply. She gave him a little wave and headed back to the classroom with her snacks.

Closing her eyes, she planned to rest for a few moments, but Shanley’s image immediately appeared in her dream. He was unbuttoning his shirt, a mischievous look in his eyes as he stared at her. “I told you I’m fine, so why do you insist on medicating me?”

“If you still have doubts, Juniper, why don’t you test it for yourself?”

Test it how?

“Don’t you come near me!”

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