Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1369

Juniper kept talking, smoothly dropping the punchline. "Especially Melvin. He's way dumber than I am!"

Hiding in a parked car and secretly watching the livestream, Melvin pointed indignantly at himself.

Me?

The massive crowd didn't know whether to laugh or stay silent.

Wasn't her brother that famous race car driver?

Dumb?

Meanwhile.

On the live stream, the chat was moving so fast it was nearly impossible to read.

Most viewers were completely dumbfounded.

A reporter raised a hand, shouting over the noise, "Miss Payne, how do you explain the video leaked online showing the entire gene modification process?"

"The video is real. But the person on that operating table wasn't me."

Juniper's eyes grew cold as she enunciated every word. "As for who it was, I cannot disclose that."

The truth was, only Professor Moira knew who had actually been on that table.

And she refused to throw Moira to the wolves.

Another reporter cut in aggressively. "We might not understand genetics, but we can all see what's in that video. Miss Payne, it seems like you're hiding something."

Hearing that.

Shanley, seated beside her, shot the man a glare that promised a quick and painful death.

The reporter's heart nearly stopped.

But desperate to land a headline, he swallowed his terror and pushed forward. "At the end of the day, we aren't scientists. We can't verify the raw data you're showing us."

A few others murmured in agreement.

"Since that's the case, why don't you explain exactly what's happening in that footage?"

The reporter raised his voice. "If the person in the video isn't you, then who is it?"

Juniper let out a helpless laugh. She had clearly overestimated their intelligence.

"Juniper—"

Theia couldn't take it anymore. She stepped up, gripping her daughter's hand, her red-rimmed eyes glaring fiercely at the reporter. "We have explained everything that needs explaining. We have nothing to hide."

"Nothing to hide?"

The spectators huddled together, whispering furiously. "So what is the truth behind that video? Why won't they just say it?"

A woman in her fifties, looking exhausted and visibly aged, stepped forward.

The second she appeared, she was recognized.

Wasn't she the lead scientist personally conducting the gene modification experiment in the video?

What was she doing here?!

Professor Moira?

Seeing her step out of the crowd, shock washed over Theia and Silas.

Didn't she say she refused to expose herself?

The crowd instinctively parted, creating a path. Professor Moira walked straight up to Juniper, a bittersweet, melancholic smile on her lips.

"As the person who performed the surgery, I will personally testify. Will that be enough to convince you all?"

The crowd exchanged nervous glances, waiting with bated breath for her next words.

"It's true that someone underwent gene modification in that video. But it was not Juniper Payne."

If it wasn't Juniper, then who was it?

Where was the modified monster now?