Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 857

He trusted Shanley to be reliable. Besides, it would be a good opportunity for him to score some points with his future in-laws.

The others had no objections either.

"No need to find someone."

Just then, Juniper, who had been curled up on the sofa, poked her head out. "I'm okay at drawing," she mumbled.

"'Okay'?"

Jimmie was slightly surprised, but he quickly composed himself and nodded dumbly. "Alright, you draw them."

How was she good at everything? Did their parents play favorites when they made her?

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Soon, based on Jimmie's descriptions, Juniper had sketched a portrait of their parents. After coloring and restoring it, a stunningly lifelike image appeared before them.

"It's them."

Jimmie took the portrait and examined it from every angle. "It's uncanny," he said in disbelief. "It's like you traced it right off their faces. It’s a perfect likeness."

"It does look right," the other siblings, who were older, agreed. They had some faint impressions of their parents.

Only Juniper had no memory at all. She was only three when the shipwreck happened.

"Really?" Looking at the handsome, distinguished man and the beautiful, intelligent woman in the portrait, Juniper felt a little giddy. So, these were her mom and dad. The words felt so foreign, the faces so unfamiliar.

"Juniper, you look so much like them!" Celine exclaimed, leaning in for a closer look.

"Of course she does," Melvin pouted, his tone dripping with mock resentment. "Juniper inherited all of our parents' best features, and I got all the... leftovers, is that it?"

"Pfft—" Celine couldn't help but burst out laughing, though she quickly covered her mouth and tried to console him. "That's not true! You may not be as good-looking as Juniper, but you're… you know, presentable. You have eyes, a mouth… nothing's missing."

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