Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 110

"Whoa!"

Jimmie's sudden move shocked the crowd of onlookers.

"What on earth did Lunar say to Mr. Tate to make him grab a stick?"

"So what if she's a great dancer? After offending Mr. Tate, she's finished in this industry."

"Yolanda, your sister really has some nerve," someone remarked. Mr. Tate was about to beat her, and she was still standing there, refusing to leave.

"She comes from nothing, a low-class background. We can dress her up, but we can't change what's in her blood," Yolanda sneered, her mood soaring. "See? She can't even compare to a single strand of Elvira's hair."

Elvira just listened, a faint smile on her lips.

"But Lunar was hired by Rachel. Do you think she knows about all this?" another dancer wondered. After all, Rachel had a say in casting the lead.

Just as they were gossiping, Rachel came running in, looking frantic.

"Rachel," someone called out, eager to stir the pot. "Mr. Tate found out about Lunar's scandals and he's furious. They got into a huge fight, and now he's about to hit her."

"What?" Rachel, already sweating and out of breath, only registered the words "hit her."

"It's not Mr. Tate's fault," Elvira stepped forward, repeating the same story she had told Jimmie. "Lunar has no morals. She's just not a good person. Mr. Tate felt she was insulting his sister's memory and wanted her to leave, but she refused. That's why he got so angry."

"What?" Rachel's voice shot up an octave. She stared at Elvira in disbelief, certain she'd misheard. Lunar wasn't a good person? What kind of nonsense was this?

Finally, she reached the dance studio. She threw her weight against the door, yelling to stop whatever was happening inside.

"Stop it! Don't you two—"

The door swung open, and the scene before her made the words die in her throat.

There stood the aloof superstar Jimmie, holding a stick, his body slightly hunched as he stood before Lunar. His voice was soft, almost pleading, "Please, just hit me. It'll make me feel better."

Rachel froze on the spot, her mind blank. She stared at the two of them, utterly bewildered.

Was she hearing things? Was Jimmie actually asking Master Lunar to beat him? What in the world was going on?