Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1764

“Ebony Fox.”

Annie glared viciously at her, gritting her teeth. “Just you wait.”

There were plenty of ways to ruin her.

She was absolutely not going to let her get away with this.

“Move it, move out of the way!”

Several of her men shoved through the crowd, escorting Annie toward the exit.

“Don't let her leave.”

The bystanders tried to stop them, but lacking the courage to physically intervene, they could only watch as she made her escape.

She was just going to walk away?

The reporters turned their attention back to the stage, looking at Ebony Fox.

Was she just going to let her go?

“She ran,” Polly said, clearly unhappy. “What should we do? Should I get someone to block her car?”

“No need.”

Ebony Fox watched Annie's car speed off, a faint, indifferent smile playing on her lips. “She can run, but she can't hide forever.”

With that said,

Ebony Fox turned back to the press, her voice calm and steady. “That concludes my portion of the press conference. Does anyone have any remaining questions?”

Huh?

The twist had been so explosive and sudden that the reporters were genuinely stunned.

For a moment, they genuinely had no idea what to ask.

One reporter finally snapped out of it, raising his microphone to ask, “Ebony Fox, how do you plan to handle this moving forward?”

“Me?”

Ebony Fox smirked, her tone lazy yet frigid. “I leave professional matters to the professionals. Since Annie broke the law, I'll let the police handle it.”

The reporters: “?”

Was she seriously going to war with Annie to the bitter end?

The Ainsworths were major players in Eclara City. Sure, Ebony Fox had the backing of the Schwartzes, but...

At the end of the day, she was just some relative to them.

Would the Schwartz family really be willing to offend the Ainsworths for her sake?

This whole situation was about to get extremely messy.

——

After answering the press,

Once Wayne found out, he instantly decided to confess everything to Ebony Fox.

But Annie's people found out and tried to silence him permanently.

At the crucial moment, Ebony Fox's security detail rescued him, which allowed him to show up here today and clear her name.

“We can discuss the rest later.”

“Thank you, Ebony Fox,” Wayne bowed his head, his sincerity bleeding through his words. “I'll accept whatever consequences I deserve for my actions.”

“And I promise I will find a way to pay back every cent I owe you.”

He was at least acting like a decent man.

She hadn't helped the wrong person.

“Go on,” Ebony Fox tilted her chin toward the exit. “When your kid wakes up, he's going to want his dad there.”

“Yes, ma'am.”

Wayne's eyes were bloodshot as he wiped away his tears and turned to leave.

Just then—

Ebony Fox's phone buzzed. Glancing at the text, she called out, “Wait.”

Wayne stopped immediately, turning back to look at her in confusion.

“There's a doctor who can operate on your arm. The success rate is incredibly high.”