Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1043

"But she actually resorted to maliciously injuring people just to win a prize! The injuries on the other girls from our department are far more obvious than hers."

Lionel froze, too awkward to reply.

"Furthermore," Juniper remained seated, her face completely devoid of panic. "She purposely broke the tennis rackets and locked the equipment room. Wasn't that just to humiliate me? I'm not the type to go looking for trouble, but I don't shy away from it either. If people insist on coming after me, I have no choice but to hit back."

Juniper unscrewed her thermos and took a small sip, pushing down her lingering irritation. "Mr. Landon, you should consider it a blessing that she's currently able to scream at the top of her lungs, rather than groaning in a hospital bed."

The implication was clear: hitting her wasn't wrong, and holding back was an act of mercy.

Listening from the sidelines, Hattie was so overwhelmed by Juniper's overpowering aura that she almost forgot how to breathe.

"Right, right, right," Lionel couldn't find a single angle to defend Sheryl even if he tried. Any way you looked at it, the fault was entirely hers. Honestly, Sheryl was a total thorn in his side. Had she not learned her lesson last time? Why did she have to provoke Juniper again? He couldn't afford to offend the Yardley family, but he definitely couldn't afford to cross the Schwartz family. Yes, when it came to the little terror sitting in front of him, he didn't dare utter a single harsh word. This job was going to be the death of him.

"Let's all just stay calm and sit down," Lionel wiped the sweat from his forehead, offering mild reassurances. "I will investigate this thoroughly. I won't let you suffer any injustice."

"No need to trouble yourself," Juniper set her thermos down. The corner of her lips curled up slightly, her tone laced with a lazy indifference. "I can handle this myself."

If he got involved, he would only try to smooth things over and please everyone.

"You'll handle it?"

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