Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 414

She figured the young men would be bored listening to old folks talk.

“Of course,” Shanley agreed, rising to his feet. He arched an eyebrow at Harold. “This way, Dr. Houston.”

“Thank you, Mr. Schwartz,” Harold replied politely, following Shanley out of the main hall.

As they walked, they started chatting.

“Why didn’t you tell him that Juniper is his Master?” Shanley asked.

“Baldy Fox is usually so strict,” Harold said with a mischievous grin. “I thought it would be fun to let Juniper take him down a notch.”

“Using your sister to do your dirty work?” Shanley asked, his eyes narrowing. “I’m worried.”

“She’s my sister, what’s wrong with using her a little?” Harold retorted without hesitation. “Besides, it’s not like she’s the one who’s going to get hurt here.”

“I’m worried about Dr. Zigmund.”

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Back in the living room, the three elders had run out of things to talk about, and the conversation inevitably circled back to the young miracle doctor.

When the topic was food, Dr. Zigmund would offer a polite smile. When the topic was the young miracle doctor, his smile would vanish.

“Strange, why isn’t she here yet?” Hannah glanced at the time with a slight frown. “Dr. Zigmund, you make yourself comfortable. I’m going to go check on the girl.”

“Zigmund—” Kent began, trying to reason with him, but he quickly realized the old man was stubborn. He decided to drop the pretense.

“What do you mean you can’t? Have you forgotten who funded your lab? My wife recommends one person to you, and you want to embarrass her? If she’s not happy,” Kent gestured vaguely, “then my life becomes very difficult.”

“And my life will be easy if you send that little amateur to me?” Dr. Zigmund shot to his feet, incensed.

“Keep your voice down!” Kent hissed, making a shushing motion. “If my wife hears you calling Juniper a little amateur, she’ll kill you.”

“Hmph.” Dr. Zigmund, stubborn as ever, refused to back down. “I’ll call her what she is—a little… amateur!”

Just then, Juniper, backpack slung over her shoulder, appeared at the doorway.