Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 424

A sickening series of thuds echoed down the stairwell, punctuated by her own strangled screams.

A few seconds later, Jolene lay in a crumpled heap at Juniper's feet, face up. Blood trickled from her nose and the corner of her mouth, and her face was already scraped and bruised. The violent fall had left her unable to move, her eyes wide with pain and despair as she stared up at Juniper.

"Holy crap!" Qadir, who had witnessed the whole thing, stood frozen in shock.

What just happened? One second she was standing, the next she was rolling down the stairs like a ball. And how had Juniper jumped down more than ten steps and landed without a scratch?

"There's blood! Someone get a teacher!" The other students started shouting, their chatter turning into panicked cries.

Teachers and the school nurse arrived quickly.

"Multiple fractures, and likely some internal bleeding," the nurse announced grimly after a quick assessment. "She's seriously injured. We need to get her to a hospital now. In this condition, there's no way she'll be able to take the exam."

"What?" The students gasped, their pity for Jolene growing.

"That's awful!"

"Is it?" another student whispered. "I think I saw Jolene try to trip Juniper. But Juniper saw it and just... whoosh, flew down the stairs. Jolene's plan backfired, and that's why she fell!"

"No way!" a girl whispered back, covering her mouth in shock. "If that's true, then she got what she deserved."

"She totally deserved it!" another witness chimed in. "They're changing the curriculum next year. If she can't pass this time, with her grades… ha, she'll be lucky to get a job washing dishes."

Jolene lay helplessly on the ground, tears streaming down her face. She couldn't move, and the pain was too intense to even make a sound, but she could hear every word.

"Yeah," Juniper replied flatly.

What an idiot! In a TV show, a villain with that level of intelligence would be killed off in the first episode. And she dared to try something on her? She was asking for it.

"I heard some students saying you did it on purpose…" Qadir trailed off, then quickly corrected himself. "But I know you wouldn't do that."

"Oh, but I did," Juniper stopped and turned to face him. She tilted her chin up slightly, her beautiful face etched with a chilling expression as she spoke, enunciating every word. "My rule is three strikes. First, she talked trash about me behind my back. Second, she framed me for cheating. Third, she tried to send me down a flight of stairs. For scum like her, giving her three chances was already an act of charity on my part."

Juniper's lips barely moved, her voice soft but carrying a weight that struck the soul. "So, yes. I did it on purpose. I wanted her to fall."

Because she had never been a good person. She repaid kindness with kindness. But when it came to her enemies... she would never let them get away with it.