She marveled at what a meticulous and ruthless man he was.
He had calculated every step in advance and even planted such an important chess piece right by her side.
No wonder the original owner had fallen so deeply into his trap, utterly unable to free herself.
Seeing Jessica Jenkins nervously gripping the strap of her shoulder bag, Juno retracted her sharp gaze and smiled faintly.
“I was just thinking that if I return to the Jacobs family, I’ll be a wealthy heiress and could give you a much better birthday present, Jessica.
Didn’t you say a few days ago that you wanted a limited-edition Hermès Birkin bag?
You even mentioned finding a rich boyfriend to buy it for you…”
“Nonsense!
When did I ever say I wanted to find a boyfriend?!” Jessica interrupted in a panicked shriek, her entire being thrown into a flurry.
There was a listening device in her bag!
She didn’t have to carry it all the time, only when Mr.
Grant requested it.
Because of this, when she spent time with Juno, she usually just said whatever came naturally to mind.
But as luck would have it, she had brought the bug today.
She never imagined that Juno would bring up a passing joke at a time like this.
She had tried everything to imitate Juno, even working part-time jobs with her to maintain a pure, untainted image.
How did Juno suddenly make her sound like a gold digger?
And a rich boyfriend?
She had just been casually joking!
The only man she wanted was Stephen Grant!
She looked down on everyone else.
Besides, Stephen Grant’s only condition for her becoming Juno’s friend was that she couldn’t date anyone, fearing it would compromise the mission.
Convincing Juno not to return to the Jacobs family was a massive task.
If she succeeded, she would get a cool one million.
But now, for her sake, Juno actually had the thought of going back to the Jacobs family?
If Stephen Grant found out…
Jessica didn’t dare to think any further.
Pretending to reach for her phone, she discreetly turned off the bug.
Once the conversation was safe between just the two of them, she angrily demanded, “Why are you spouting nonsense and slandering me?
I did say I wanted a boyfriend, but when did I ever say he had to be rich?”
For some reason, Jessica felt that Juno was doing this on purpose.
From her gaze just now to her every movement—there was a bizarre sense of incongruity!
To avoid any more accidents, she could only turn off the bug first and find some other excuse to explain the interruption to Mr.
Grant later.
Looking at Jessica’s suddenly twisted expression, Juno curved her clear, doe-like eyes.
Her smiling face even looked a bit naive.
“Tell your Mr.
Grant that I’m going back to the Jacobs family.”
“What crazy nonsense are you spouting?!”
“Host, what do you think you’re doing?!”
Both voices rang out at the exact same time.
Jessica was in shock, while the system was in utter disbelief.
“Your mission is to help the original owner awaken, and the first step is indeed returning to the Jacobs family!
But if Stephen Grant finds out about your intentions, he’ll lock you up!
And you actually asked Jessica to tell him?!”
It was true.
This damn thing calling itself a system was right.
In the original plot, the original owner had been strictly monitored by Stephen Grant during her two days of hesitation.
Not to mention Jessica following her every waking moment, there were also lookouts stationed outside.
It wasn’t until Jessica successfully convinced the original owner to stay that Stephen Grant finally allowed her to return to school.
“Mr.
Grant treats you so well!
Are you an ungrateful wretch?
Why would you betray him?
If you return to the Jacobs family, you’ll become Mr.
Grant’s enemy!” It wasn’t just the system; Jessica couldn’t accept her words either.
Juno turned a deaf ear to it all, narrowing her eyes at the uncooperative girl.
“You won’t tell him, will you?”
Her smiling expression held none of her despondency from last night.
Nor was it like before, when she had been gentle and completely obedient.
Jessica’s heart tightened with an inexplicable sense of panic.
Those bizarrely pitch-black eyes, in particular, terrified her.
“You’re crazy!
You’ve completely lost your mind!
You were definitely triggered by that Jacobs couple!
I’m going to call a doctor!” Jessica stood up abruptly and tried to rush out the door.
But to her surprise, someone yanked her ponytail viciously from behind…