"Give me a second. I'll get you some ice." Joaquin left, but he came back a short while later with some ice wrapped in a handkerchief. Then, he put that on her swollen palm.

Juniper smiled at him. "I can't stay up with you guys on Fridays anymore, or I won't be able to wake up on time on Saturday mornings."

"Is that why you were punished?"

"Yes. I was too sleepy, and I dozed off in class." She pouted.

"I see. I'll remind you the next time, and I'll tell Jameson too." Joaquin was applying the ice ever so gently, worried he might hurt her.

"Sure." After that, Juniper went back to her list of acupoints.

"You go ahead. I'll be quiet."

"Alright."

and he wiped the water off Juniper's hand from time to time. Also, he

realized how close her kids had become, she smiled happily. They're all grown up. They don't need me anymore, I

thought, she closed the door quietly before going back to her room. It was a lovely night that night, and she could

that she might have overworked herself either that, or her body might be breaking down since she was down with a cold after working overtime

enough to curb her cold, but when she woke up the next day, everything around her spun. When she checked her temperature, she realized she had a fever. Even so, she pushed

were picked up by the driver and the servant that day. Noticing something wrong, they quickly went to Selena's room, only to see her lying languidly on the bed, unmoving. "Are you

be alright after I get some sl-ah-choo!" Selena

don't

your needles." That wasn't a lie; Selena really was scared of Juniper's needles, and she wondered why Juniper loved them. Her daughter would pierce the mannequin

"What about moxibustion then?"

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