Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 908

"Bye, Juniper."

"Bye, Shanley."

With his goodbyes rushing out, Kurt vanished out the door with the luggage in tow. Ebony Fox quickly followed behind, seemingly worried he might sabotage her car.

"Why is Kurt acting so weird?" Juniper asked, leaning over the tank to feed the little turtles.

"He is a bit off," Shanley agreed, a subtle smile tugging at his lips as he glanced at his oblivious girlfriend.

Whatever. He didn't feel like explaining it to her. Kurt was a toad dreaming of eating swan meat; it was never going to happen anyway.

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At Eclara University.

Juniper was already quite famous on campus, but once her relationship with Shanley went public, her reputation echoed across the entirety of Borealia. As she walked through the university grounds, students parted like the red sea, casting overly cautious glances her way.

The future wife of the CEO of the Schwartz Group. That title alone was enough to strike fear into everyone's hearts.

"Good morning, Juniper."

"?"

Hearing the greeting, Juniper turned to see the Dean, smiling at her with unprecedented warmth.

Hmm? The Dean was greeting her? The Dean was *initiating* a greeting with her? This world truly had gone mad.

"Good morning," Juniper replied politely, despite the utter awkwardness.

"Is your backpack heavy?" the Dean asked affectionately, stepping closer. "How about I carry it for you?"

"Used to be..." The girl carefully sifted through her memory of the news from a while back. There were indeed rumors involving Juniper and Yolanda. But... hadn't those been cleared up? In fact, Yolanda seemed to be the one with more scandals attached to her name.

She also recalled that while the Sherwin family had technically adopted Juniper, they never really cared for her. It was Lemuel Sherwin who had ultimately taken her to the martial arts center and raised her properly. Not to mention, Yolanda had a history of bullying her.

If the girl hadn't read the news herself, she might have actually been fooled by Yolanda.

"I don't think Juniper seems like that kind of person," the girl murmured, nervously playing with her hair. "She's beautiful and smart. And for someone who's the sister of a famous actor and the future wife of a CEO, she keeps a really low profile..."

"What do you know?" Yolanda's face twisted furiously at the girl's defense of Juniper. She snapped back, "Why else do you think my boyfriend broke off his engagement with her back then?"

"And what right does she have to date Shanley Schwartz? Isn't she just relying on her pretty face?"

"If the Sherwin family hadn't adopted her, she would've died in some ditch a long time ago! You think she'd be living the high life today?"

"Now she's waving around a feather like it's a royal decree, thinking that just because she hooked up with Shanley, she can throw her weight around and step all over me?"