When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Sophie then started applauding mockingly. “But did you forget that I’m your go down, do you think you can still graduate?”

advisor? If I

She leaned forward, her voice dripping with faux sympathy. “Out of respect for our so- called mentor–student relationship, I’m giving you a chance.

“Issue a public statement saying this was all an elaborate stunt you orchestrated. Apologize to me, admit your mistake, and I might consider letting you graduate without a hitch.”

Joli’s lips twitched into a faint smile. “If I went this far, I wasn’t planning to regret it.”

His bloodshot eyes betrayed his exhaustion, but his gaze remained razor–sharp as he looked at Sophie. “And you… Can you look me in the eye and swear that everything I wrote in that report isn’t true?”

Sophie smirked, her contempt palpable. “So what if it’s true? Does it matter?”

“Since you’ve chosen the hard way, don’t blame me for throwing our mentor–student bond out the window.”

Joli almost laughed at her words. Mentor–student bond? To her, he was nothing more than a dog she could summon or dismiss at will. He wasn’t even considered a person in her eyes,

Sure, he could stay quiet, endure the remaining months, and walk away with his master’s degree. But what about Theodore and others like him?

the first, nor would he be the last. As long as Sophie had

Would they be left with

to act–for himself and for

to admire Miranda’s courage. Now, he believed he could be

Even so,

ended on a bitter

Sophie spat a warning, “My patience has limits. Do às I say before time runs out. After that, even if you

didn’t

TikTok. It was titled “Official Report: Academic Fraud by Bedford College Faculty of

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identified as Joli Clifford, a third–year graduate student in Sophie X’s

personal statement was displayed near the end of the

for this day, enduring far more than I ever

I do how crucial graduating is for a final–year graduate student like me. In just five months, I could have

chose to take this step, I knew–graduating in June would become an unattainable

Stand up and do something that might seem foolish but is

can’t imagine closing my eyes, pretending not to see, and graduating while others

this system, their passion for research snuffed out, their