The Double ( or More ?) Life of The Fake Heiress

Chapter 879

Meg pursed her lips, a hint of frustration in her voice. "What are we going to do? The deadline is at the end of November."

Calvin thought for a moment before responding, "I'll arrange for Mr. Zane to help you out when the time comes."

"Won't that be a bit awkward? He's our mentor, after all," Meg replied quietly, feeling uneasy about a mentor stepping in so directly.

Calvin waved her concerns away as he walked towards Lab 3 and punched in the code. "There's nothing wrong with it. In academic research, the lines between mentor and student are pretty blurred."

Hearing this, Meg didn't argue further. Zane was the only one in the Informatics Department who could really help, and she didn't want to miss this chance.

**

Mirabella only had two classes that afternoon. Once they wrapped up, she headed straight to Zane's office.

Zane pulled a brown paper envelope from his drawer and handed it to her. "Take these home and look them over. When you're done, bring them back. Although these topics are from seven or eight years ago, some of the content is still pretty confidential, so please keep it to yourself."

as she took the envelope. "I

"Good."

positive. She didn't seem frivolous or deceitful, so he felt comfortable sharing the

a good look. You might find something inspiring, and who knows, maybe you'll surprise your teacher," Zane

focused on reaching the pinnacle of her career. Of course, she wouldn't say something

looked up to see Mr. Calvin. Remembering their midday discussion, he said to Mirabella,

walked out, the brown paper

gave him a

eyes followed the envelope in her hand, noting its faded appearance.

for the delay, Mr. Calvin," Zane said as

he shook his head. "No problem. Let's talk

"Sure."

to the water dispenser, poured a glass of water for Zane, and placed it on the coffee table before sitting down on the couch. After a moment, he began, "Here's the thing. My student, Meg, whom you saw earlier, has a paper on genetic genomics that she wants to submit to an international biochemistry journal. She needs your department's help with some