Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 697

And all those celebratory headlines back home, cheering for Tucker’s victory? They were all a joke now. Once he was blacklisted by the World Programming Competition, would he have any future left? His career was likely over!

The thought of never having to see Tucker at the university again, of having no one stand in his way, filled Byron with glee.

“Tucker, we’re giving you five minutes,” a judge announced. “You have two minutes left. If you can’t produce any evidence by then, we’ll have to ask you to leave. The awards ceremony needs to continue.”

Tucker clenched his fists, his jaw tight. He looked up at the crowd. “Miss Null has passed away,” he said, his voice heavy. “Obviously, I can’t bring her here. But I did not plagiarize. I will prepare my materials and file an appeal.”

With that, he handed the microphone back to the host and turned to leave.

Just then, a familiar voice cut through the silence from the audience. “Who says Professor Tucker can’t produce any evidence?”

Every head in the venue snapped toward the source of the voice. In the packed audience, a girl in a black hoodie and a baseball cap was slowly getting to her feet. Long hair framed a delicate, pretty chin, and she had a lollipop stick clenched between her teeth.

“Who is that?”

“Some kid, making a scene at an event like this?”

“I think she came with Tucker. Probably trying to defend him.”

“Defend him?” another person scoffed. “What right does she have to speak?”

“She said she has evidence.”

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