He Gave Me Hearing, Then Taught Me What Silence Really Means novel Chapter 226

Her voice lacked strength, her eyelashes fluttering as blood coated her palm. "The piece I want to consign is in my bag. It's a Graff diamond bracelet. Retail price is over two million dollars. I'll list it with your studio for a million. Trust me, your buyers will fight over it."

It was essentially a massive favor handed straight to Juniper.

Cecilia's face remained ghostly white, her energy rapidly draining. "I originally thought you could just apologize to Felicity, I'd give you the bracelet to consign, and we'd be even. We'd go our separate ways and never interact again. I didn't realize Felicity's hatred for you ran this deep..."

Cecilia had been operating on pure exhaustion lately. Taking a knife to the shoulder was pushing her body past its absolute limit. She was forcing the words out, looking like she might pass out at any second.

Felicity's entourage had already bolted. The second they saw Cecilia take a knife to the back, they ran for their lives.

Juniper immediately grabbed Cecilia to support her and rushed toward the exit.

Cecilia suffered from low blood sugar and had zero strength left to walk.

Finally, with the help of a kind bystander, Juniper managed to get her into a car.

She rushed Cecilia straight to the emergency room.

Back in the completely wrecked private dining room, Felicity finally snapped out of her shock. Trembling uncontrollably, she pulled out her phone and called her father.

Her fingers shook so violently she could barely hold the device. She was terrified her mother was going to die, and it would be her fault.

"Dad... Mom got hurt. She's at the hospital..."

His wife being stabbed was no small matter.

Her husband, Griffin Lawrence, arrived at the hospital in record time. Unlike Cecilia's calculated composure, Griffin was volatile and aggressive.

He looked feral with panic. The moment he spotted Juniper standing in the hallway, pure disgust flashed across his face. "Juniper?"

Everyone in their social circle remembered her face from the Sterling wedding. Was she responsible for his wife's injury?

A vicious, murderous glint appeared in Griffin's eyes. He shot a look at his bodyguards, who instantly surged forward and pinned Juniper down.

Her shoulder had been bandaged, but her face was entirely drained of blood.

She glared at Griffin. "How many times do I have to tell you to rein in your temper?"

Griffin sneered, his arrogance radiating off him in waves. "A worthless peasant like her got you stabbed. Kicking her a couple of times was me showing mercy. She should be grateful I let her keep her life."

Cecilia closed her eyes in sheer exhaustion. It took her several seconds to muster the strength to walk over and try to help Juniper up.

Juniper's stomach throbbed violently, and her shoulder screamed in pain, but she didn't think any ribs were broken. It was just severe bruising.

As Cecilia bent down, the movement pulled at her wounded shoulder. She paled instantly and had to stand straight again.

Juniper gripped the wall and slowly dragged herself to her feet. The bodyguards had already retreated to Griffin's side.

Cecilia leaned in, her voice barely a whisper meant only for Juniper. "Juniper, please don't tell Nelson about this, okay?"