Then, Selena took the ring out of her pocket and flung it at Pierre, making the latter stop in his tracks when he felt something hitting him. âTake back your ring! You shameless liar!â
As the ring fell onto the ground right beside Pierreâs foot, he took a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye and stepped away.
Soon, Selena came out of the alley as well and saw a huge crowd at the kindergartenâs entrance, whereupon she quickly queued up.
At that moment, Pierre was nowhere to be found. Selena glanced across the crowd, but she soon noticed that his assistant was in the queue as well. So, he sent someone to pick his kids up, didnât he? Then, why did he still come here in that case?
Meanwhile, Juniper was queuing up as well, with Jameson standing behind her. Although he had been trying to open her up the whole day, the little girl simply wouldnât respond to him. âCome on, Juniper! Weâre best friends, arenât we?
We might have lied to you, but we didnât do that on purpose. Wait a minute. It was true that we did it on purpose.â Jameson scratched his head, not knowing how he should explain. âMy dad made me lie to you, so you canât really blame me for that.â
Despite Jamesonâs desperate explanation, Juniper looked away and ignored him with silence.
âMy mom and Miss Yard are sisters, so Iâm technically your cousin. Donât you think so?â Jameson brought up the matter upon recalling it.
Nevertheless, the boyâs reply pissed Juniper off even more. Hence, she ignored him and ran toward Selena, who was waving at her.
Jameson sighed and gazed at Joaquin. âWhat do I do, Joaquin? I feel like I just broke up. Juniper wonât talk to me.â
Upon hearing Jameson, Joaquin stared at his own brother in bewilderment. It looks like Jamie still has zero clue about his situation here. He shouldnât be sad because Juniper gave him the cold shoulder, but because she is now his cousin. Thus, there is no way itâll work out for both of them even if Juniper isnât mad at him.
Meanwhile, Selena held Juniperâs hand and left from behind the kindergarten. When she passed by the back alley, she couldnât help but recall what had just happened there. At that moment, her face blushed in embarrassment while she quickly walked away with Juniper.
As soon as they got into the car, Juniper said, âMom, Jameson, and Joaquin have also started schooling. Theyâre in my class, but I didnât bother to speak to them at all!â The girl was seen pouting in anger.
Selena didnât hit the road right away but instead turned around and faced her daughter. âJuniper, you can still be friends with them. I donât wanna ruin your friendship since this is a matter between us adults. Okay?â
âBut they lied to me, and Iâm mad at them for that!â
Selena knew Joaquin and Jameson lied because Pierre told them to. After all, they were just children. âBoth of them didnât lie to you on purpose. It was their father who made them lie. Donât forget that they were the ones who rescued you back then.â
Juniper looked down and pondered. Angry as she was, they were the first friends she made after all. âAlright, thatâll depend on how they behave! Otherwise, Iâll never forgive them.â
âOkay, just do what you think is right.â
In the meantime, Niall headed back to the Fowler Residence after picking up Joaquin and Jameson while Pierre was taking a drive on the highway with his âVenomâ since he wasnât going to collect his kids anyway.
Suddenly, he knitted his eyebrows and stepped on the brake, as if he was just reminded of something he had forgotten. Then, he made a U-turn and drove back to the kindergarten.
On the other hand, Selena was driving slowly on the road due to the congested traffic. When traffic cleared up, she caught a glimpse of âVenomâ in her rear mirror.
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