Goodbye, My Love

Simultaneously dumbfounded and incensed, Loraine found herself at a loss.

Her dream had always been to craft an airport blueprint, a project she had painstakingly worked on during her marriage with Marco. Many a day and night she spent honing it, never once catching a glimpse of anything similar in the public eye.

Leopold’s audacious claim of plagiarism caught her off guard. She was no copycat.

Klein turned to soothe Loraine, only to be startled by her grim departure.

“Loraine! Where might you be heading?”

Klein’s worry seeped in, instigating a pounding headache.

standing only due to Keely’s assistance, she declared, “I’m off to gather my design work. I intend to provide evidence against your claim of plagiarism. I

composed. She was well aware that disputing Leopold now would only cement suspicions of her

establish her innocence, she knew,

silence, sneered and retorted, “How could he falsely accuse you? He’s a renowned designer. How could you make such an accusation,

Keely’s reproach, Loraine exited

Angela’s Library

he couldn’t deter Loraine, Klein promptly messaged Marco. In a brief text, he summarized the situation and implored Marco to arrive

symphony of speculation.

Leopold.

there’s a misunderstanding here, Professor Zizka. Please, don’t let it upset you. I’ve reached out to another key player in this project. He’ll be here shortly. We can revisit the discussion

into leaving, but her interest piqued at Klein’s news. She suggested, “Professor, we shouldn’t let Loraine’s situation disband us. Why don’t we meet with this other

nod. The last person he wished to confront at that moment was