At this time, Stephen Grant rarely made an appearance in Juno Jacobs’ world.
Aside from delivering the relief funds to a designated location every semester, he practically never showed up at her door.
If it hadn’t been for Jessica Jenkins losing contact, and if his people hadn’t been unable to track Juno, Stephen probably still wouldn’t have shown his face.
Juno smiled and blinked her crystal-clear, baby-like eyes, silently inviting him inside.
To Stephen, she had always been a naive little girl he could easily play like a fiddle.
Although her behavior at the moment was a bit strange, he didn’t think much of it and walked straight into the cramped, narrow rental apartment.
The moment he stepped through the door, Stephen saw Jessica securely tied to a chair with dried blood on her forehead.
While he was distracted, a loud SLAM echoed from behind as the door closed.
The little girl effortlessly twisted the lock shut.
“What kind of game…
are you playing?” Stephen’s face still bore a flawless smile.
He looked at her with gentle eyes, acting as if he didn’t know Jessica at all.
Juno scoffed.
Facing this scumbag of a male lead, she didn’t want to waste a single breath on nonsense.
“Twelve years ago, the person who kidnapped Juno Jacobs from the amusement park…
was that you?”
A crack finally appeared on Stephen’s exquisitely perfect face.
A dark gleam flashed across his gold-rimmed glasses, and even his smile became strained.
“Hmm?
What amusement park?
Kidnapped?
Juno, what’s wrong with you?”
He thought, “She clearly still looks like that same naive, somewhat foolish idiot!
How could she possibly know?”
Juno’s gaze landed on Stephen’s hand.
She noticed him involuntarily rubbing the ring on his index finger—a nervous habit specifically described in the novel.
With a relieved smile, she said, “Okay, so it was you!”
Before Stephen could even process what she meant, the girl whipped out a thick, long baseball bat from behind her back and brought it crashing down squarely on the top of his skull.
Because of her petite and delicate frame, she lacked the height to reach him and actually had to jump.
Right before Stephen lost consciousness, the last thing he saw was a flash of her fair, tender calf as she leaped into the air.
“Host!
What on earth…
are you trying to do?!” Twelve cried out.
The system had assumed the little girl was influenced by the original host’s lingering feelings and had lured Stephen here just to see him one last time.
Afterward, they were supposed to go their separate ways and never cross paths again.
It never expected that she would not only tie up the scheming supporting female character but also refuse to spare the male lead!
This was an awakening mission, not an assassination mission!
Had The Great Demon King misunderstood something?
Juno remained silent.
Despite her petite frame, she effortlessly flipped and dragged Stephen—who was a full head taller than her—as if she were manhandling a little baby chick.
Finally, she tied him up securely.
“Mmph!
Mmmph!” Jessica, thoroughly traumatized, shrieked and hollered through her gag.
“Shut up!” Juno, who was currently tying Stephen’s legs together, pulled off his large leather shoe and threw it over in disgust.
It struck Jessica squarely in the head.
Instantly, the whole world fell completely silent.
But Juno wasn’t finished.
After ensuring the man was bound so tightly that it was utterly impossible for him to break free, she began to take off Stephen’s pants.
Twelve was utterly dumbfounded.
“Host!
Host, Host!
Stop right now!
What on earth are you trying to do?!”
Juno ignored the system.
Once she had stripped him down to nothing but his underwear, she picked up a basin of ice water she had prepared beforehand and splashed it directly onto Stephen’s exquisitely sculpted, handsome face.
“???!!!” Twelve was left with a million burning questions.
When it had thought The Great Demon King wanted to deal with Stephen, she had smiled incredibly sweetly and invited him inside!
Then, when it had assumed she was influenced by the original host’s lingering feelings and still harbored love for him, she had knocked him out and tied him up!
When it had thought she was finally going to kill him, she…
she had actually taken off his pants!
And just when it had assumed she couldn’t resist his good looks after all, she had splashed a basin of ice water over him to wake him up!
Just what on earth was she trying to do?!