Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 287

Chapter 287

Everyone was eagerly waiting, all eyes on Academician Adams, awaiting his response.

Academician Adams spoke slowly, “Who told you the scores are the same?”

The reporter froze, glancing back and forth between Medea and Eliza, “Both of them scored 255 points. Isn’t that the same score?”

Academician Adams lightly laughed and denied it, “Of course not!”

Vivian was immediately flustered, “How is it not the same? My cousin just checked, it’s 255!”

Academician Adams raised his hand, “Then please check again.”

Medea’s heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly pulled out her phone to check the score.

Her hands were shaking as she entered the password.

he others crowded around her, watching her phone with tense expressions.

he page loaded, and the score finally appeared before everyone’s eyes.

When Medea saw the score, her mind went blank.

ivian gasped, “How can it be zero?”

ideon also exclaimed, “How is it possible to have zero?”

Lander’s face stiffened.

ero?

This can’t be! I checked at 9:05, it was 255,” Medea said, completely lost.

inly Calvin calmly reminded her, “Try checking again.”

Right, maybe it’s a system error. Go ahead and check again,” Vivian urged repeatedly.

Ledea quickly exited the page and logged in again.

But the miracle didn’t happen.

There was no system failure.

The score was still dearly zero.

This can’t be!” Vivian stood up, agitated, “It must be a system erront”

she even ordered Professor Tyler, “Call and report the situation! Get them to fix the bugt

Before Professor Tyler could speak,

Academician Adams answered for him, “It’s not a bug. This is the real scoret”

Vivian immediately fell silent, the office now eerily quiet.

After a long pause, Xander asked, “Why is it zero?”

Academician Adams replied clearly. “Because the score was invalidated, so it’s zero.”

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The score was invalidated?

Why?

“Why was it invalidated?” Gideon asked, voicing the confusion everyone felt.

“Yeah, why was my cousin’s score invalidated? What did Eliza give you?”

Vivian, in her anger, spoke without thinking.

Medea, however, quickly stopped her, though her mind was still a whirlwind of thoughts, and she had an unsettling premonition.

Academician Adams, respected by many, had never been questioned so rudely by a junior before.

His cold, sharp gaze swept over them.

Vivian immediately fell silent, chilled by his stare.

Academician Adams’s gaze turned to Medea, his tone not softening as he spoke, “Lu Miss should understand why the score was invalidated.”

Medea froze, feeling like she was trapped in the harshest winter.

his couldn’t be!

cademician Adams shouldn’t know about this!

he topic was given to her by William, who had specifically told her that it had never been published and couldn’t be found online, telling her to feel free to use

o, there was no way Academician Adams could know!

he tried to steady herself, ready to play dumb and ask Academician Adams about it.

ut then, Academician Adams’s words struck her like a thunderbolt, draining the color from her face.

Your black–box investment topic is plagiarized, so your graduate exam score is canceled!”

he office fell into near silence for a moment.

he reporters, who had been aggressively questioning Eliza earlier, quickly shifted their focus, turning the cameras toward Medea

Miss Wynn, is it true that your graduate exam topic was plagiarized? Why did you do this?”

What’s your opinion on the score being invalidated?”

Will this affect Bosi Technology’s IPOT

Miss Wynn…”

fedea’s expression started to faller, but she instinctively denied it, her voice trembling. I didn’t plagiarize. I didn’t”

ander, sensing her discomfort, stepped in to shield her from the bastage of questions. Stop filming! cuice everything is clear, we’ll gladly cooperate with your

nterviews.”

he reporters, however, paid no attention, continuing to snap pictures relentlessly.

At this moment, only Calvin remained calm.

le spoke slowly, “How do you prove that her paper is plagiarized?”

Yeah, show us the evidence! Otherwise, it’s just slander!” Vivian, feeling more confident with Calvin backing Medea, added

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Xander, still anxious. pressed. “Master, is there a misunderstanding here? Senior has published multiple papers at WT Business School. She wouldn’t make such

a mistake!”

“Then let her show the evidence proving she didn’t plagiarize,” Academician Adams replied, calm and unflustered.

Xander quickly turned to Medea, “Senior, you must have the drafts, right?”

“I do, but I need to contact my Ph.D. advisor. He guided me on this topic, and he has clear evidence of my innocence.”

At this moment, Medea felt a wave of gratitude toward Xander.

As long as she could contact William, everything would be solved.

William had provided the topic and the draft.

Once she reached out to him, he would definitely clear her name.

Jpon hearing this, Xander quickly turned to Academician Adams, “Master, she says she can prove it. Please give her the chance.”

‘Fine,”

Academician Adams agreed, wanting to find out how the paper had been leaked.

Relieved, Medea stood up, “I’ll step out to make a call.”

Vivian immediately piped up, “I’ll go with you!”

After Medea left, Eliza, who had been silent until then, finally spoke to Academician Adams, “Why did you deduct 5 points from my score?”

he had estimated that it should have been 260.

Academician Adams, without flinching, replied, “You turned in your paper early, so I deducted the points.”

liza, “…”

Grayson spoke up in her defense, “Isn’t that a bit harsh? If you hadn’t deducted the 5 points, there wouldn’t have been this whole debate.”

le was referring to the controversy over the tied scores.

Academician Adams didn’t think he had done anything wrong, “If I didn’t deduct the points, she wouldn’t learn her lesson.”

allan sighed, “So, if you hadn’t deducted the 5 points, General Grant would have been the undisputed top scorer this year? Impressive!”

Lander, too, was stunned.

Diza’s 255 was already impressive enough to turn heads.

But now, her actual score was 2001

Even Professor Tyler dicked his tongue in awe, “2007 That’s not only the highest score this year, it’s the highest score our department has ever been?

He was curious, “So, what was your thesis about?”

“Mathematical theories applied in financial markets, used to calculate predictable market patterns in high profit, practical scenarios

Professor Tyler’s interest was piqued, “I’d like to take a look.”

Academician Adams readily shared the paper with him.

Josh leaned over to get a closer look.

“Undergraded! This score should have been higher!” Professor Tyler exclaimed, amazed.

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Xander felt a strange sensation in his chest.

He also wanted to take a look.

But his legs seemed to be frozen in place.

And deep down, he felt that looking at Eliza’s paper now would be a betrayal to Medea.

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