Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 554

"Please, do this for me," the advisor pleaded. "Shanley is probably coming specifically to see you, the student with the perfect score. If you say no, I won't know how to explain it to the administration. How about… I buy you dinner?"

Juniper paused for a beat before finally relenting. "Fine. But you're writing the speech."

"Deal, deal!" The advisor let out a breath of relief. If only she'd known a free meal was all it would take, she could have saved herself the trouble.

"I'll send you the draft tonight. Just get familiar enough with it to read it smoothly."

"Okay." Juniper nodded obediently.

After saying goodbye to her advisor, she pulled out her phone and sent a text to Shanley.

Juniper: [Are you really coming to the Eclara University opening ceremony?]

Shanley: [It's the only chance I have to stand by your side openly. I have to take it, don't I?]

Was he complaining?

Juniper: [Perform well, and there will be more chances to be open about it in the future.]

Shanley chuckled at his screen. [Alright. I'll do my best.]

He'd won the girl, but then again, maybe he hadn't won her over completely. It seemed she was still testing him.

Shanley: [Get your things packed. I'm coming to pick you up.]

Juniper: [Ok.]

She put her phone away and was heading toward the dorm when she ran straight into a familiar face—Yolanda.

Juniper couldn't understand it. Yolanda was like a persistent ghost, appearing everywhere she went.

"What are you doing?" Yolanda stumbled back, her face draining of color. Had she hit a nerve? Was she lashing out in anger?

"Are you going to get lost on your own, or do I have to send you?" Juniper had no patience for this. She advanced with the brick in hand. "If I send you, your destination might be the underworld."

Seeing that Juniper wasn't joking, Yolanda spun around and fled.

Juniper tossed the brick back on the ground and took a deep breath, looking up at the sky. That girl had rocks for brains. Was she really Grandpa's flesh and blood?

...

Yolanda didn't stop running until she was sure Juniper wasn't chasing her.

Juniper's reaction confirmed her suspicions: her boyfriend was a total loser, nothing compared to Jerrold. Finally, there was something she had over her.

Better yet, on Monday, she would be the one shining on stage as the freshman representative in front of the whole school.