Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1999

She had finally been wavering. She was right on the edge of forgiving him.

To be interrupted at such a critical moment had Channing seething. His voice was freezing cold when he answered. "Speak!"

"G-Governor." Jude was practically trembling on the other end, his tone wildly respectful. "Conrad is furious. He's demanding you return to the estate immediately."

The news that the Governor was infatuated with a "scandalous woman" and had willingly worked as her bodyguard at a casino for three years was spreading like wildfire.

The entire region of Caelus was gossiping about it, and Conrad Rhodes felt the family name had been entirely disgraced. He was raging through the house, screaming that he was going to settle the score with Channing.

"Wait here."

Channing hung up and gripped Coralie's shoulders. "I need to step out. Don't leave the house while I'm gone."

"If you absolutely must go out, that's fine too. I have security details assigned to you, so you'll be safe."

"I'll handle the Rhodes family and be right back."

"Channing—"

Coralie instinctively grabbed his hand. She bit her lip slightly, trying her best to remain composed. "Is it dangerous for you to go back?"

A heartless father, a vicious older brother—that family was a literal pack of wolves.

If they caught him slipping, would they ever let it go?

"Are you worried about me?"

Channing broke into a wide grin, the corners of his lips curving up as he spoke with a lazy, unhurried drawl.

"I asked you a question. Can you be serious for one second!" she snapped, her eyes turning red with anxiety. "Everything that happened today was orchestrated by your brother, wasn't it?"

"You're so smart, boss." He playfully pinched her chin, a relaxed, easygoing smile on his face.

Seeing that he could still joke around, Coralie was furious. "Channing!"

"It's fine."

His smile faded, replaced by total seriousness. "With you and the baby waiting for me here, how could I ever let anything happen to myself?"

"But—"

"So what if it's my father and brother?" He let out a cold laugh. "In my eyes, they aren't even worth the dirt on the street."

"I won't just sit back and take it, and I absolutely will not back down."

"Don't forget, I'm the Governor. They wouldn't dare make a reckless move against me!"

Coralie's eyes narrowed slightly, a faint trace of worry lingering in her gaze.

She finally understood why he had said he needed the Governor's seat to protect her.

If he hadn't taken the position, his brother would have.

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