Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1762

Hearing Wayne's words, everyone's hearts leaped into their throats.

Several reporters were already drafting two different versions of their breaking news alerts.

# Wayne Whitman publicly accuses Ebony Fox #

# Massive plot twist! The real culprit is the Ainsworth heiress? #

Annie sat in her seat, maintaining a calm facade, though internally she was a nervous wreck.

She refused to believe he'd actually risk his son's life.

“The person who hurt me...”

Wayne kept his head down, his voice weathered and hoarse, before suddenly looking up at Ebony Fox with intense emotion. “Ms. Ebony Fox...”

*Phew—*

At those first few words, Annie let out a quiet sigh of relief, a smug smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

*See?*

*I knew trash like him wouldn't have a backbone.*

*Click, click, click—*

The reporters hoisted their cameras, pointing them squarely at Ebony Fox, their shutters firing non-stop.

They were ready to hit send on their headlines.

Amidst the chaos—

Wayne suddenly raised his hand, pointing directly past Ebony Fox—straight at Annie.

“Ebony Fox has absolutely nothing to do with this. The real culprit is Annie Ainsworth.”

“Huh?”

The reporters instantly pivoted their cameras, zooming in on Annie.

What was going on?

“My son has a severe heart condition. We finally found a donor match, but Annie withheld it from us.”

“She threatened me. She told me that if I didn't do exactly what she said, she'd let my son die of heart failure.”

“Say that to my face one more time!”

Annie had been spoiled her entire life, getting everything she ever wanted. When had anyone ever dared to point a finger and humiliate her like this?

“I don't even know this man,” Annie argued, her face pale. “How much did Ebony Fox pay you to slander me like this?”

“Slander?”

Wayne wiped his tears and stood back up, glaring at Annie with pure hatred. “Ms. Ainsworth, you need to have a conscience.”

“I risked everything, breaking my own arm to frame someone else. And what did you do? Not only did you delay my child's surgery, but you used him as leverage to blackmail me.”

“The doctor said if he doesn't get the surgery within the next two days, he won't make it.”

“I'm a sinner. I'll accept whatever punishment comes my way. But my child... what did he ever do wrong?”

“You say it's slander? I have proof right here.”

Wayne pulled his phone from his pocket and handed it to Ebony Fox. “Ebony Fox, this has recordings of every meeting we had, along with videos I secretly filmed.”

“Annie wanted to make you the scapegoat, so she tried to force me to commit suicide.” Wayne sobbed uncontrollably. “If your people hadn't saved me just in time, I wouldn't even be alive to confront her today.”