When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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“Just adjust the data to make it consistent. There’s no need to waste time on verification,” Sophie said casually.

Although Joli had anticipated something like this, hearing it out loud still gave him a shock. “That’s called academic fraud,” he said, emphasizing each word.

Sophie’s face darkened. “Joli, you’re a smart young man. I trust you know which things should and shouldn’t be said.

“As your mentor, I’m just offering a suggestion for solving the problem. What you choose to do is entirely up to you.”

Joli looked up. For the first time, his gaze was sharp and direct as he stared at Sophie. “Dr. Xander, this isn’t right.”

It just wasn’t right….

After Joli left, Sophie watched his retreating figure and sneered. It was fine if he didn’t understand it People, after all, grew up eventually.

1. DW.

He would come to realize one day that truth or falsehood didn’t matter. What mattered was how many SCI papers one published and how many academic achievements one produced.

Everyone talked about the purity of research, but Sophie found that laughable. Wherever there were people, there was competition–for resources, funding, status, titles. Which of these wasn’t tied to academic output?

the summit had the luxury to talk about “purity“, But

her phone. “Tell Tina to come

for her

settling in, Tina? Are your seniors treating you well? No–one’s giving you a

discuss something regarding the lab.” Tina’s eyes lit up with excitement. “Does this mean I’ll finally get to work on some real experiments?” “Of course. You’re one of my students, and there’s definitely

me know! I’ll do

new, top–of–the–line CPRT machine, right? Unfortunately, our

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could… help out?

come along, or if there’s a chance to study abroad, you’ll

want to pursue a direct PhD track, as long as your grades hold up,

picture, though whether those promises

mother’s high expectations, Tina immediately agreed. After all, one million didn’t seem too steep, and

also had a brand–new CPRT

the machine would cost a little over a million, but it ended up costing

half, and she had to sell off more than a dozen of her prized handbags to

have been happier. She was practically beaming as she Imagined flaunting the new machine in