Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 380

“Last time we met, you said I looked familiar,” Juniper said, setting down her bottle. Her voice was laced with ice. “Do I still look familiar now?”

Harold was so intimidated by her powerful aura that he was rendered speechless. Did she think he had been trying to hit on her? That wasn’t it at all!

“You…” Harold opened his mouth to explain, but was immediately cut off.

“What are you supposed to call me?” the girl asked. She was a good head shorter than him, still in her school uniform with her hair tied in a messy bun, yet she radiated an imposing authority.

Harold’s mouth opened and closed before he finally managed to utter a single word: “Grandmaster.”

“Louder,” Juniper commanded, her tone sharp. How dare this little punk challenge her authority? Shanley wouldn’t even need to lift a finger; she’d skin him alive herself.

“Grandmaster,” Harold repeated, his voice much clearer this time. A man nearing thirty, he now stood with his head bowed like a scolded cat.

Satisfied, Juniper gestured him over to the lab bench. “Come here,” she ordered gruffly. “Show me what you can do. If you’re not good enough, I’m telling Baldy Fox the deal’s off.”

“Understood.” Harold’s brow furrowed as he obediently walked over. It was strange. He had never been treated like this before and should have been angry. But for some reason… her bossiness was strangely comforting. He didn’t just like seeing her; he liked hearing her speak.

Could it be? Was his assistant right? Had he fallen for his Grandmaster at first sight?

“Keep staring and I’ll gouge your eyes out,” Juniper threatened, glaring at him.

If it weren’t for that piece of red sandalwood she wanted from Baldy Fox, she wouldn't be wasting her time with him.

“My apologies.” Harold quickly averted his gaze and focused on her instructions.

He was, as it turned out, quite intelligent. He understood everything she explained and could answer all her questions. Juniper’s dislike for him diminished by a microscopic 0.00001%.

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