"That''s right," Ferdinand replied smugly. "The same Malone family you''ve heard of."


    While his family couldn''tpare to giants like the Schwartz Group, they still had considerable influence. Juniper might have a famous actor for a brother, but in the end, he was just an entertainer. How could an actorpare to a real entrepreneur? In front of the Malone family, people like him knew their ce. If Juniper had any sense, she''d know not to cross them.


    "Oh," Juniper lowered her gaze, her eyesnding on Ferdinand with an expression of pure, unadulterated contempt. "And?"


    What? Ferdinand waspletely thrown. She knew who he was; she should be backing down, not asking him ''and?''. Did she actually intend to humiliate him in front of thousands of students?


    "My father is also an investor in Era University! That building over there? He funded it!" Ferdinand pressed on, hoping to intimidate her.


    "Are you going to walk up there yourself, or do I have to carry you?" Juniper stared at him, her patience wearing thin. "I forgot to mention, I know taekwondo. Dragging you onto that stage would be a one-handed job."


    Ferdinand froze, a flicker of fear in his eyes as he sized her up. Before, he might have called her bluff. But after everything he''d just witnessed... at this point, if she imed she could fly, he''d probably believe her.


    "Juniper, don''t push it," Ferdinand threatened through gritted teeth. "If you mess with me, you won''tst long at Era University."


    "Tsk." Augh escaped Juniper''s lips, her voicezy and mocking. "Looks like I''ve been too nice to you."


    Before he could react, she shot out a hand, grabbed a fistful of his hair, and started dragging him toward the stage.


    "Aaaah! Juniper, what are you doing?!"


    "Ow, ow, ow! My scalp! You''re tearing my hair out!"


    "You just wait! I''m going to get you kicked out of Era University!"


    "It hurts so much! I was wrong! I was wrong!"


    Ignoring his pig-like squeals, Juniper hauled him onto the stage. The students below stared, mouths agape.


    The instructors were equally stunned. My god, this girl was fierce!


    "Whoa, my girl is so cool! She doesn''t waste time with words!"


    "That''s the kind of energy I''m talking about! She''s not just ying men, she''s ying me!"


    "Hahaha, I can''t! He looks like a pig being dragged to ughter! This is hrious!"


    "He thought he could mess with our goddess and get away with it?"


    "Goddess, teach him a lesson!"


    Aside from the shocked students from the animation department, everyone else was cheering her on.


    The instructors, worried things were


    getting out of hand, moved to


    intervene. But before they could, Juniper kicked the door to the Stage shut, blocking the path.


    Well... it wasn''t that they didn''t want to step in. It was just that they were, for the moment, physically unable to This girl was seriously cool.


    Juniper threw Ferdinand onto the floor with a look of disgust, dusting off her hands.


    Her patience had officially run out.


    His scalp burning, Ferdinand shakily picked up the megaphone, hesitating.


    Juniper took a step forward.


    "I''ll shout. Now," Ferdinand yelped, terrified. Though he was seething with rage, he swallowed his pride and brought the megaphone to his lips Through clenched teeth he yelled:


    "I was wrong!"


    "I was wrong!!"


    "I was wrong!!!"