The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 1018

Meg locked eyes with Calvin, clenching her hands tightly at her sides. She finally declared with unwavering resolve, "Yes, there's nothing else."

Calvin found no trace of deceit in Meg's gaze and nodded, saying, "Alright then."

That was enough confirmation for him.

After the last incident with the documents, he had already earned Mr. Belcher's disapproval. Another slip-up, and his role as director might be on the line.

Before long, Calvin and Meg reached Zane's office.

Calvin was surprised to see Wade there. How did such a minor issue escalate to involve Wade? Was he here to defend a student making baseless claims?

Calvin frowned but quickly composed himself. He had already grilled Meg about the incident, and even with Wade present, he felt confident in his position.

At that moment, Calvin didn't notice Meg's pale complexion behind him. If he had, he would have seen the stark paleness, a telltale sign of her guilt surfacing unintentionally.

Meg's mind was blank, and she felt on the brink of collapse.

Why was Wade here? Wasn't he rarely around the school?

Why today?

Then Meg recalled the document leak incident. Wade had shown up then, too. So, he really was tied to Mirabella, here to back her up?

Zane frowned at Calvin's direct accusation without any context. He glanced at Meg, who stood by him with her head down, looking every bit the wronged party.

He couldn't help but scoff internally, noting that those who complain tend to be more cunning than those like Mirabella, who handle things without much fuss.

Without knowing the full story, anyone might think Meg was the victim of idea theft.

Zane mentally chided Mirabella for not confronting the issue this time, then sighed and addressed Calvin, "Mr. Calvin, your words are quite loaded. It was your student who used my student's idea. To clarify, my student wasn't making a scene in the lab; she was invited to help with data analysis, and that's when your student's appropriation of the idea came to light."

Calvin had already heard this version from Meg, so he was even more convinced she wasn't leaving out key details.

"Idea theft? Did your student patent this idea or publish it in a journal? Are you saying what your student thought of is beyond anyone else's reach?" Calvin's tone turned sarcastic. "Let's skip the unfounded accusations and show some proof. Without it, you're just smearing someone's name."