Chapter 293
With such voluminous and complex research materials, there was no way she could have possibly mastered them all in such a short timeframe.
Hannah’s face twisted with discomfort as she forced a calm facade. She retorted, “What you’re saying is baseless. Why should I disclose my research findings to you?”
That did it–the crowd erupted in fury.
A student said, “We spent day and night practically living in that lab! Meanwhile, Professor Saxon was running herself ragged–meticulously guiding us while also diving deep into the viral problems plaguing poultry and livestock.
“All of us slaved away, yet you’re claiming all the glory for yourself!
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“Just because we’re students without professional clout, you think you can brazenly steal our work and get away with it?”
By the end, everyone’s eyes were red with anger.
For months, they poured their blood, sweat, and tears into this, working even harder than during the grind of preparing for the SAT. The application might be rejected, but being branded as thieves was simply unacceptable.
The villagers cured by the Mandino University students stepped forward one after another to show their support.
A tidal wave of accusations crashed down on Hannah.
Hannah took a step back, clutching Liam’s hand. “Liam,” she whimpered, “they… they’re all ganging up on me.”
She would never admit it. Not until the very end.
If I’m proven guilty of theft, everything I’ve worked for will go down the drain,‘ she thought anxiously.
Liam’s heart sank like a stone. He refused to look at Hannah, his hands clenching into white–knuckled fists.
In that moment, he could no longer lie to himself–Hannah Gibson had indeed stolen the Mandino University students‘ research.
‘During the P–virus incident… did she steal Aria’s notes too?‘ Liam wondered, the answer already painfully clear in his heart.
Liam already knew the answer in his heart, but he couldn’t bring himself to admit it.
‘Perhaps Hannah was always like this,‘ Liam realized. ‘She never changed–I was the one who misjudged her.’
“Liam…” Hannah’s voice came soft and trembling, thick with feigned hurt. “You don’t believe me either?”
Liam’s gaze turned icy as he glanced sideways at her. “Then tell me,” he demanded, his voice low and controlled, “why were you in their lab? And what exactly were you doing with that flash drive?”
Hannah’s eyes welled up with tears, her eyelids reddening as she stammered, her voice trembling, “I… I didn’t know that was their server.”
“Is that so?” A crisp female voice rang out. All eyes turned to see Aria walking toward them, one hand effortlessly supporting a laptop as she moved with deliberate calm.
She stood tall and straight, her hair pulled up into a sleek high bun. Her open lab coat billowed with each stride, radiating an air of unrestrained confidence and a touch of rebellious charm.
The livestream camera stayed locked on her,
The barrage of critical livestream comments froze for two seconds.
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Viewer A: [OMG! She’s drop–dead gorgeous and badass! She slays!]
Viewer B: [Seriously, that face never gets old! I’m jealous of her future hubby–imagine waking up to that face every morning.]
Viewer C: [Step on me, queen!]
Viewer D: [We need badass BGM for this.]
Viewer E: [OMG, the two guys behind Aria Saxon are total hotties too!]
Viewer F: [I’m all about the buzzcut guy–bet he’s got an eight–pack.]
Standing right behind Aria were Fryderyk and Jackson.
The villagers knew Fryderyk and Jackson as Aria Saxon’s friends, but were unaware of their police identities.
But Hannah knew it.
Her pupils shrank to pinpoints at the sight of them. “You…” she stammered, panic flashing in her eyes.
As Aria approached, the crowd instinctively parted to make way for her, awed by her commanding presence.
Up close, Hannah instantly recognized the laptop in Aria’s hands–it was hers.
With a desperate lunge, Hannah charged at Aria, her voice raw with hysteria as she shrieked, “Aria! How dare you touch my laptop?”
At that moment, only one thought burned in Hannah’s mind. ‘I have to destroy that laptop.‘
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