When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0862

Chapter 0862

“Research and academic competitions are two different matters. Besides, we’ve already finalized the research team for the international exchange program. We’re pushing full throttle on the competition training,” Hendrix said.

He added, “Plus, changing the team at the last minute isn’t the wisest choice.”

Beckett sighed. “I get it, but the reality is that our college has lost to foreign colleges for the past five years in a row. If we lose again this year…”

It wasn’t just a competition between local campuses anymore. This time, it was an international showdown.

Beckett didn’t mind losing to fellow countrymen, which wasn’t something to be ashamed of. But losing to foreigners was a different matter entirely.

On one level, it was just a friendly match between higher institutions. He could accept that the foreign college was simply better and move on. But on a bigger scale, it was about national pride, the state of their research, and the confidence of their country as a whole.

He continued, “We really can’t afford to lose this year, Hendrix.”

Hendrix frowned. “Then, how can you be so sure that Miranda’s team won’t lose?”

“…I can’t guarantee it, but I know sometimes taking r Beckett replied.

leads to unexpected victories,”

at Infinity Lab, Madison sneezed three times in a row. She rubbed her nose

“I doubt it…” Then, out of

jabbed a finger at

said casually, “I’ve just

stared at her and looked slightly embarrassed. “Uh… I’m not sure why this

thought Madison might actually have

broke into a happy little dance. She giggled and said, “I’m so smart.”

her happiness was always so simple. Then,

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and we got that good news from ‘Nature Biotechnology.‘ I bet the whole faculty is buzzing about it by now, so it’s no surprise if people are

not just the faculty, but the

you know that?”

it to his face.

soon as our research paper was published, the college posted about it on their official accounts and even put up a big, bold congratulatory announcement in

“With all this fuss, how could anyone not

after hearing that. Curious, Madison