Chapter 160 Is anyone more important than me?
In Maple Villa.
In the study, a dispute could be heard.
"Michael, I'm doing this for your own good. I know you like Juniper, and I wanted to set you up with her, but who knew Magnus drank that drink..."
Michael slapped Patricia across the face, angrily saying, "Are you out of your mind!"
Her face stung fiercely.
Patricia clenched her fists, suddenly sneering, "If you really slept with Juniper that night, you wouldn't still be yelling at me and slapping me now! Michael Johnson, admit it that you're no better than me! You're just a coward, afraid to admit your true feelings!"
Michael looked at her, his eyes filled with sadness and confusion., saying "You weren't like this before, Patricia. How did you become like this?"
"I haven't changed! It's you who doesn't understand me. And what about you? You don't understand me, nor do you understand yourself! Do you love Sinclair? If you don't love Sinclair, why marry her? You just want someone to accompany you, but you're not confident enough to compete with Magnus for Juniper, so you settle for second best!"
Michael clenched his fists, his face turning pale as he stared at Patricia.
However, he remained silent.
Sinclair passed by the study and unintentionally overheard the conversation.
Sinclair lowered her gaze, a hand on her still-flat stomach, feeling a sourness in her eyes,and thought,'Baby, how will you feel if mommy takes you away from here anddaddy?'
For the first time, Sinclair entertained the thought of leaving.
Last night, Michael lay asleep beside her. While hugging her, he called out Juniper's name once again.
It was like a stab to Sinclair's heart that every time hearing him calling out Juniper's name in his sleep.
But since Michael didn't love her, why did he chase her in the first place?
Having no hope was not as painful as having false hope, only to be disappointed in Michael time and time again.
Feeling sad, a sourness crept into her stomach.
A wave of nausea hit her, and Sinclair rushed to the bathroom, retching over the toilet.
After arguing with Michael, Patricia went down stairs and witnessed this scene.
Furrowing her brows, Patricia said, "Are you pregnant?"
Sinclair didn't vomit, but her eyes were slightly red from the retching. She stood up and said, "No, I just caught a cold recently and didn't feel well."
After saying that, Sinclair brushed past Patricia.
Patricia sternly said, "My brother will never marry you! Stop trying to climb the social ladder by latching onto my brother!"
"Whether he marries me or not is his business. It has nothing to do with you, right?"
"He will be with Juniper."
Michael must be with Juniper.
Patricia thought that only by doing so, even if Juniper one day found out who killed her mother, out of loving Michael, she wouldn't hold it against Patricia.
Sinclair forced a smile with pale lips. "Juniper could be with anyone, but definitely not with your brother."
Juniper wouldn't be with Magnus's friend.
However, to Patricia, this statement held a deeper meaning, "What do you mean? What do you know?"
"You know it yourself, why ask me?"
Leaving this ambiguous statement behind, Sinclair walked away.
Patricia felt a sense of impending danger, for Sinclair had mentioned last time that she knew Patricia had done something wrong.
Patricia's heart skipped a beat—had that wretched Sinclair already figured out that she was the one who killed Juniper's mother?
If she dared to badmouth her in front of Juniper...
A hint of malice flickered in Patricia's eyes.
In Royal View.
Juniper sent a message to Ophelia:[Alice wants me to show my face in the video tonight.]
Ophelia:[I'm still at the Browns' banquet. I'll watch your video later. When you're about to start, let me know!]
'The Browns' banquet?' Juniper wondered.
Juniper:[Have you made up with Mr. Brown?]
Ophelia:[No, it's just completing a task. His grandfather keeps asking us why I haven't been pregnant yet and he is wondering whether the problem lies with me or Mr. Brown, so he wants us to see a doctor. I really want to tell him that neither Robert nor I are in good shape.]
After a few seconds, Ophelia sent two photos: [The soup the doctor gave us to help get pregnant is so hard to swallow. But for his portion, I took a sip and almost threw up.]
Followed by a vomiting emoji.
Reading these messages, Juniper couldn't help but laugh.
Even through the screen, Juniper could feel Ophelia's disgust towards that soup.
Divorcing while being pressured to get pregnant quickly was quite comical.
Juniper felt a bit sorry for Ophelia: [Next week, I have to film a dating show in S City. Do you want to come with me? The shooting location is a seaside villa with pleasant living environment, and you can go with me to relax there.]
Ophelia: [I don't have time. After you send the video, I have to work overtime on my manuscript, otherwise I could not get the scoop. I have an interview with a big shot next week, so I can't skip it. And by the way, isn't Mr. Blackwood against you joining the dating show?]
It aroused Juniper's memory. At that time, Magnus asked her for fourteen billion dollars, so she agreed to Alice's invitation to pay off the debt. Alice also generously provided her with the opportunity for the dating show. Joining this show, she could earn a million dollars in appearance fees and increase her popularity.
Let's be honest, such a great opportunity was worth pleasing others.
Moreover, she had already signed the contract, so it was too late to back out now.
The penalty for breaking the contract was even more expensive than the appearance fee, and offending Alice and the production team would come at a great cost.
But Juniper didn't want to offend Magnus by joining the dating show either.
Juniper opened her phone calendar and checked the date.
It was her ninth day by Magnus's side.
There were still 22 days left, and she didn't want to have any unpleasant memories with Magnus. Otherwise, after they parted ways, it would only be regretful to think back on it.
In the evening, Magnus was visibly displeased. He finished dinner quicklyand then headed to the study directly without speaking any word.
Jenny sat at the table, using children's cutlery, pouting, "Daddy always tells me to eat well and not waste food. But he didn't even finish his food. Mom, look, there's still a lot of food left in his bowl. Wasting."
"Daddy might have an upset stomach. I'll go check on him."
Juniper cut up some fruit and brought it upstairs.
Magnus sat at his desk, working as if he hadn't seen Juniper.
Juniper placed the fruit on his desk, "I'm going to participate in the dating show. It's just work, and I'm only going to earn money, not really looking for love."
Juniper never liked to explain herself, and in their current relationship, she didn't really need to explain.
They weren't in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
But Juniper still explained.
Magnus suddenly looked up at Juniper, speaking directly, "How much is the appearance fee for that show? If it's for money, I'll pay you double. Don't go."
Juniper was speechless, "But I've already signed the contract."
"Even if you've signed, you can break it. How much is the penalty? I'll pay it for you."
"Magnus."
Magnus suddenly stood up, getting closer to her, coldly questioning, "You'd rather offend me than your agent and the production team? Juniper, in your heart, is anyone more important than me?"
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