Chapter 1534

Linda pulled out a chair and sat down again, her gaze sweeping over the stack of books on Summer's desk. She sighed with a hint of admiration, "Effort and results are directly proportional. You're the hardest working person I've met. It's only right you receive this honor."

Summer looked at the admiration on Linda's face and felt a pang of self-mockery. It had been too long since she last felt the sweetness of being praised.

All because of Mirabella.

Just the thought of Mirabella made Summer's fingers instinctively clench. It took her a moment to suppress the intense loathing in her eyes before she engaged in brief conversation with Linda and then excused herself, claiming she had something to attend to, and left the library.

No sooner had she stepped outside than her phone rang from her pocket. Summer pulled it out, her face paling slightly at the sight of the number. Taking a deep breath to steady her nerves, she answered the call, her tone as normal as

ever.

"...Okay, Professor, I'll come by later."

After hanging up, Summer had initially planned to return to her dorm, but instead, she changed direction and headed towards the science building on campus.

Upon arriving at the lab, Joen was busy calibrating some scientific equipment. Knowing Summer had entered, he didn't look up, simply speaking over his shoulder, "Have you been resting well these past few days?"

Summer bit her lip as she looked at Joen's back, nodding respectfully, "Yes."

not wasting words, as he sat

familiar sight by now. She placed

on the small bed inside, and as soon as she did, restraints automatically secured her wrists and ankles. Then, the bed

the scanner above her

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new school

to school early in the morning. She had originally planned to rent a place nearby for him,

on campus instead.

end, dropping him off at school with a few words of advice before

returned to

the academic office, Mirabella was

paper," Zane offered Mirabella a seat and poured her a cup of warm

the paper already approved?

publication in the Scientific Journal. Last year's research project was a collaborative effort among four of you, but you wrote the

Upon hearing this, Mirabella

a

asking, Tremember Linden, the

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