Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 490

“Juniper—” The professors from Sundale University tried to make her a firm offer over the phone, hoping to cut Eclara University out completely.

But before he could, Juniper cut him off. “Eclara University called me six minutes before you did,” she said languidly. “If you waste any more time, you might really be too late.”

The line went dead.

Juniper put down her phone, ready to resume eating, only to find four pairs of eyes staring at her.

“What?” She arched an eyebrow, a lazy, casual smile playing on her lips. “Is there a problem?”

“Nope.”

The four of them shook their heads in perfect synchrony. There was no problem with her. The problem was with them. How could their brains be so different from hers?

“Let’s eat,” Queenie said, nudging the others with a faint smile. “There’s a good show to watch later.”

Everyone knew exactly what show she was talking about.

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Half an hour later, the door to the coffee shop swung open. A group of men in suits, carrying briefcases, hurried inside.

The sound of camera shutters filled the air. Seeing the professors from Eclara University’s Genius Program, the waiting reporters scrambled to their feet, aiming their cameras at them and Yolanda, snapping pictures wildly.

The sudden flashes nearly blinded the admissions officers. Combined with the relentless clicking of shutters, it sounded like a machine-gun barrage. They had already been speeding to get here, and this double dose of “surprise” left them momentarily stunned.

“Professors, we’ve been waiting for you!” The reporter from Timespan Weekly, faster than anyone else, secured a prime position and raised his camera excitedly. “The person you’re looking for is right here.”

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