Chapter 320 Father and Daughter Reunite
Hearing her words, Magnus felt a surge of heartbreak. "Juniper..."
Juniper held the paternity test results in her hand, feeling the weight of it. Her eyes were red, but she managed a smile. "Thank you for this gift and the antidote. I actually had a surprise for you too, but now, it's gone."
He didn't need to know. The child was gone, so what was the point of telling him? It would only add to the pain.
Magnus's phone rang, displaying Odis as the caller. He had a hunch about what it was, so he hung up and put the phone back in his coat pocket. "The Shadow Syndicate bombed some infrastructure at the SY building. I need to return to Imperial Capital..."
Before he could finish, Juniper was already nodding. "The company is important. Besides, too much has happened recently. We both need some time to think about our relationship seriously. I was being clingy after we returned from international waters, but I won't be anymore."
Magnus said hurriedly, "Juniper, I never thought you're too clingy."
Juniper pressed her lips together. "But now I think it's pretty scary to completely entrust yourself to someone else. Because I trusted you so much, I was willing to follow all your arrangements and take Jenny to Solara. But Magnus... You took advantage of my trust, kept me in the dark, and pushed me away repeatedly, all while claiming it was for my own good."
She was standing right in front of him. She looked as cold as ice, yet as broken as glass.
Magnus felt a sharp pain in his heart and lowered his eyes slightly. "It's my fault. I did so many wrong things under the guise of doing what's best for you."
Juniper remarked, "But still, thank you for the antidote and the paternity test. To get the antidote, the SY building's infrastructure was bombed. Now that Christopher is awake, he will definitely repay you, even if it's just to show gratitude."
Magnus said, "That's not important."
A team of doctors hurried past them.
Juniper calmed down and said, "Aren't you going back to Imperial Capital to handle things? Jenny will stay with me. If she finds out her dad once kidnapped her, it will leave a scar. But don't worry, I won't tell her."
Magnus said frustratingly, "Okay."
Juniper turned to go back to the hospital room. Magnus couldn't help but grab her frail wrist. Juniper seemed to have lost a lot of weight.
Magnus asked scrupulously, "If... once I handle the company's matters, can I come back for you?"
Juniper's restrained tears fell again. She didn't look back at him, just gently freed herself from his grip. "Don't make promises you can't keep. Magnus, I'm really scared."
In a Imperial Capital cinema, they watched "Atonement" together, and he promised her he would come to Southern City to get her. Juniper believed him.
In Southern City, he said the Shadow Syndicate had kidnapped Jenny. She was suspicious but still believed him and agreed to take Jenny to Solara.
When Mary's fans cyberbullied her, SY's stock soared. He deliberately did nothing to force her to leave.
Juniper knew he did it all for her good. So she kept giving in, again and again.
But it turned out that while feelings could be deep, they could also be fragile.
When she trusted him the most, he chose to hide everything. He had so many chances to speak up, but he didn't trust that she could handle it.
Looking back, she realized the cracks were everywhere, and trust had long been shattered.
Magnus clenched his hands, his eyes reddening. "It's for the best. You just found out about your true identity, and Christopher still needs you by his side."
Juniper turned away without looking back, only saying two words. "Take care."
Magnus stood in the hallway, watching her slender, cold figure fade from his sight. He always thought he was doing the right thing. Whether it was forcing her to go to Solara or hiding everything from her.
But today, Juniper's "accusation" made him realize that under the guise of doing what was best for her, he had done so many things that would break her.
The phone rang again. Magnus pulled it out of his coat pocket and answered it expressionlessly.
Odis's voice was urgent. "Is everything settled with Juniper? If it is, get back to the base! Do you want to die?"
Magnus uttered, "Stop yelling, I'm coming back."
Odis called out, "Hurry! Now!"
Juniper composed herself before entering the ward. But this time, seeing Christopher was different from every other time.
She stood at the door, watching Christopher, who was sitting up in bed, playing a game with Jenny. Her feet were rooted to the spot.
She had wished many times that Christopher was her biological father. Now, it had come true.
She remembered the first time she met Christopher, at an SY real estate sales office. He was her first big client.
From the first meeting, she felt a special closeness. Later, Christopher saved her and became a benefactor who gave her a new lease on life.In Juniper's heart, she had long regarded him as a father.
Christopher and Jenny looked over. Jenny asked, "Mom, where's Dad?"
Juniper said, "Dad went back to Imperial Capital for work. You'll stay with me in Southern City and keep Grandpa company."
Hearing the word "Grandpa," Christopher's eyes lit up. He saw the manila envelope in her hand and opened his mouth, too excited to speak. His deep eyes were full of joy and surprise. "Quinn, did... Magnus tell you everything?"
The surprise came too quickly. So quickly that Juniper still couldn't believe it, as if in a dream.
She walked over, leaned on Christopher's bed, swallowed several times, and asked, "Am I really... your daughter?"
Ronald, standing nearby, was also stunned.
Christopher's weathered hand trembled as he touched Juniper's head, tears welling up in his eyes.
He looked at Juniper's face and sighed, "You do look a lot like your mother. No wonder you're so good at playing the violin."
Juniper looked up at him, her eyes filled with tears but smiling. "I remember you like 'The Golden Hearth.' I'll play it for you every day, okay?"
Christopher said, choking up, "Okay... Quinn, all these years, you've suffered. It's... my fault for not finding you sooner."
Juniper shook her head. "I feel very lucky now. To be your daughter, to be reunited with you... it seems God hasn't been too harsh on me..."
The words "Mr. Abbott" were on the tip of her tongue but she swallowed them back. She sniffled, held Christopher's hand, and suddenly called out, "Dad."
Christopher was stunned, not reacting for a long time.
Ronald teased, "Dad, Quinn is calling you."
Christopher came back to his senses, tightly gripping Juniper's hand, and quickly responded.
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