When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Meanwhile, Sophie had just received her disciplinary action. In no time, two of her labs were slapped with notices for rectification. It felt like her world was crashing down.

“Aunt… Dr. Xander, what do we do now?” Yasmine asked while gripping Sophie’s arm anxiously.

Hank looked equally distressed while scratching his head in agitation. With finals around the corner, a lab shutdown meant their projects would be on hold. He’d have no way to report progress at the end of the semester, which would impact his GPA and potentially delay graduation.

Tina also stood there in a daze. There was no doubt in anyone’s mind that Miranda’s team was behind this. But hadn’t they done the same thing to her?

This was just a taste of their own medicine. Abused the system, and it could always turn against them.

Oddly enough, Willow appeared the calmest. She wasn’t invested in research and had no real academic ambition. She had only entered grad school for a résumé boost to improve her job prospects and

marriage prospects.

Whether the lab remained accessible or not didn’t impact her much. Besides, with Hansel in her life now, she felt her future was secure so long as she secured the guy.

lab has been working on

lab… Sophie’s gaze sharpened

“Do you think building a lab is

connections with the agencies who’d green–light this for us? Hank?

was just saying.

back, opting to stay silent. Sophie finally abandoned the idea, and Tina breathed a sigh of relief. Did Sophie think she was that

had the funds, there was no chance

it was her

pausing their project, but the years had exhausted him. He simply thought perhaps it was time to rest and reevaluate his path.

chancellor’s office, Beckett looked stunned as he received the news.

secretary, Alleen Addams, simply replied, “Hard

see Hendrix. “Hendrix! Sophie’s lab was

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giving Beckett a calm look. “Yes, I

“You knew?”