Director Julian Dayton didn't even spare him a glance.
His eyes swept over everyone in the room before finally landing on Sienna.
"The review of candidate Sienna Sterling's interview score has concluded. The original grading rubric does not match the system entry. There is clear evidence of deliberate tampering. The score will be rectified immediately.
"The publicly posted score of ninety-two, attributed to candidate Sasha Beaumont, rightfully belongs to candidate Sienna Sterling.
"The corrected final scores will be updated simultaneously online and offline tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.
"Furthermore, an official public apology will be issued to Ms. Sterling. All staff involved are suspended pending a full investigation. Candidate Sasha Beaumont is permanently banned from the medical system's recruitment registry."
He paused. "This ruling takes effect immediately."
Every single word struck like a hammer.
Proctor Miller kept his head bowed, not daring to breathe a word.
By the time Dayton finished, every drop of blood had vanished from Sasha's face.
She couldn't believe this was happening. Her voice fractured as she spoke.
"...Banned for life? On what grounds? What right do you have? I didn't do anything! Did you even investigate before jumping to conclusions?" She whirled toward Proctor Miller, trembling with panic. "Say something!"
Proctor Miller was already drowning to save himself. His deepest regret was ever taking Sasha's dirty money.
"What do you want me to say? You dragged me down with you, do you get that?!"
Seeing her entire future collapsing, Sasha leaped up, slamming her hands onto the desk, abandoning all pretense of elegance.
"I'm appealing this! This is a setup! I didn't do anything!"
Her shrieks bounced off the walls, utterly ignored.
No one paid her any mind; to them, she was nothing more than a desperate clown.
Sienna stood up, sliding her phone and documents back into her bag.
"Thank you, Director Dayton."
She walked briskly past Proctor Miller and Sasha without a single second of hesitation.
Director Dayton immediately followed Sienna out into the hall.
"I apologize for my department's lack of discipline. Silas specifically called me from another conference today to ensure this was handled swiftly. I'm sorry my team dragged their feet."
Sienna turned to look at him.
"Thank you for your hard work."

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