After saying her piece, she grabbed her bag and strode away.


    "Booo!" The surrounding students jeered, their faces full of disdain. Everyone knew the students in the broadcasting program were pretentious, and Ynda was the worst of them all. Someone had even given her a nickname for her sickeningly sweet, two-faced demeanor. Causing drama in her own department was one thing, but pulling this act in front of Juniper? She was asking for trouble.


    "That was a great performance," Juniper said, stuffing her hands in her pockets and pulling out a handful of candy. She raised an eyebrow. "Thanks, everyone."


    "Anytime." The admirers each took a piece of candy and trailed obediently behind her.


    "Juniper, when you have time, could you y a round of a game with us?" one of them asked timidly. Juniper was a gaming legend; he couldn''t even imagine how happy he''d be to team up with her.


    "Sure, when I have time." Juniper didn''t refuse, a faint smile on her lips. "Go on, get to your things."


    "Okay!" The admirers nodded and quickly dispersed, not wanting to hold her up any longer.


    Not far away, Ynda hid around a corner, watching the students fawn over Juniper. Her hands, hanging at her sides, slowly clenched into fists, her face twisted with jealousy. So what if she could y video games? Jerrold''s cousin was a rising star who had recently signed on for a reality show and was looking for a "non-celebrity sister" to feature. More importantly, this show was the variety debut for director Miranda, Shanley''s mother, and all the participants were A-listers.


    She was working hard on it and felt there was a good chance she could join the show. If she did well, she could gain a ton of fans and break into the entertainment industry. She might even get to meet Shanley''s mother. If she was lucky, Miranda would take a liking to her and introduce her to Shanley. One thing would lead to another... and she might just have a chance to marry into a top-tier family. Bing the new matriarch of the Schwartz Group, taking down Juniper and Jimmie Tate would be a piece of cake. At the thought of marrying Shanley, Ynda covered her mouth, barely suppressing augh.


    In the office, Juniper pushed the door open to see Professor Tucker scratching his head, fiddling with hisputer. He clearly couldn''t figure it out and his Frair was a mes


    bird''s nest.


    "You''re finally back!" Seeing Juniper, Tucker let out a yelp of relief, almost moved to tears.


    "What''s up?" Juniper sat down, casually grabbing a bag of Tucker''s snacks. "I''m back within the approved time, so you can''t be mad."


    "If you hadn''te back—" Tucker shot to his feet, ring menacingly at Juniper.


    Juniper looked back, her clear eyes narrowing slightly as she gave the old man azy nce. Tsk. Did he grow a backbone while she was


    gone? Getting fierce with he


    "If you hadn''te back, this stuff would have been the death of me!" Tucker''s bravado instantly deted. His knees buckled, and he leaned on the desk, looking pitifully at


    "This research is too hard, way too


    hard."  Way too


    "Tsk." The old man''s whining gave Juniper a headache. She frowned slightly and said, "I''ll do it."


    "You got it!" Tucker immediately scooted over, pushing theputer in front of her.


    That''s it? Juniper handled it in a few clicks and quickly got the results. Tucker was stunned. Could she not be so fast? It made him look like aplete amateur.