Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 482

“BANG!”

Spotting the corner of a black jacket, Shanley took aim and fired. The bullet tore a neat hole through the three-centimeter-wide strap.

Juniper took two steps back, a chilling aura emanating from her. That old bastard!

“Get him, boss!” Baldy yelled, peeking from behind cover.

Juniper reloaded her weapon and aimed at the wall across from her opponent’s position.

“BANG!”

The crumbling wall was no match for the high-caliber round. It exploded, sending a shower of stone fragments flying toward Shanley. If he hadn't ducked in time, the sharp debris might have found a home between his legs.

Juniper clicked her tongue in disappointment when she saw he had dodged it.

“BANG! BANG!”

The sounds of fighting from upstairs grew more intense.

“Don’t worry about me. Go check on the situation upstairs,” Juniper ordered coldly. “We can’t lose a single man.”

“Yes, ma’am.” Baldy nodded and scrambled up the stairs.

Juniper glanced at the time. She had been gone for twenty minutes. Shanley might return to the hotel soon and worry if he couldn't find her. She wanted to end this quickly, but the old fox was stubbornly staying hidden.

An idea sparked in her mind. She would change tactics and flank him from behind.

She was unaware that Shanley, equally anxious to get back to his sleeping girl, had just decided on the exact same strategy.

They might win in the end, but a prolonged battle would cost time, and possibly lives.

Juniper’s face was grim. She remained silent. She had expected a swift, clean ambush. Trading her men’s lives for the leader’s was not an option. Besides, Shanley would be looking for her. She couldn’t explain being gone for so long.

“Let’s withdraw,” she said finally, her voice low. “The World Hacker Competition is coming up. The Sigma Network leader will be there, right?”

“That's right.”

“We’ll get him next time,” Juniper said, already moving toward the exit. There would be other chances.

“Yes, ma’am. I’ll inform the others,” Baldy said with a firm nod.

Juniper watched him leave safely before leaping down from the window. She found her vehicle, started the engine, and as she pulled out of the garage, Baldy and the rest of her team quickly piled in.