Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 305

“Call Melvin,” Juniper instructed.

“Yes, Ms. Payne,” Felton said, immediately dialing.

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Meanwhile, at the back gate of Eclara High School, Janet was cornered in a girls' bathroom by a group of immaculately dressed students in school uniforms.

“We warned you to stay out of Yelena’s way. What, is your brain too small to remember that?” a girl with sharp bangs sneered, looking down at Janet with undisguised contempt.

“I was here first,” Janet said, her hands twisting the hem of her uniform as she fought to stay calm.

“Oh, so you’re saying it’s Yelena’s fault?” the girl shot back, crossing her arms like a seasoned bully. “Do you even know who you are? How dare you suggest Yelena is in the wrong. I bet you knew she was back from her arts program and decided to cause trouble for her on purpose.”

“Alright now,” Yolanda said, stepping forward with a gentle, disarming smile. “I’m sure she didn’t mean it. How about this…” She fixed her gaze on Janet. “You get on your knees and apologize properly to Yelena, and we’ll call it even.”

Yolanda knew Janet. She was the daughter of Juniper’s poor aunt, Saskia. Just thinking about Juniper was enough to put Yolanda in a foul mood.

Yelena Wilcox, standing behind them, tilted her chin up, looking at Janet with an air of arrogant expectation. She was waiting for her to kneel.

“Oh, dear,” Yolanda said, linking her arm with Yelena’s in a show of mock sympathy. “Yelena is offering you a way out. Why won’t you take it? It’s just a simple apology. Don’t tell me—” Yolanda’s voice dripped with poison as she fanned the flames. “You actually think you’re the heiress of the Wilcox family?”

“As if she’s worthy!” At Yolanda’s words, Yelena’s expression soured, and she glared at Janet.

“Your mother is shameless, and your father was heartless,” Yelena spat, stepping closer. “My grandfather is still bedridden because of what your father did to him, and you have the nerve to say it wasn’t your fault? Janet, you have nothing to do with the Wilcox family. So don’t you dare entertain any fantasies about coming back and claiming a place that isn’t yours.”

The Wilcox family was one of Eclara City's elite. Over a decade ago, a scandal had rocked them. The eldest son, Zorion Wilcox, had an affair, leading to his fiancée's tragic suicide. The family patriarch was so enraged that he suffered a stroke and fell into a coma. Now, the family was under the control of the second son, Ezra Wilcox. Yelena was Ezra’s daughter, and she had an older brother currently studying abroad.