Joseph frowned, looked at the playground then strode over to the equipment room.
With the help of some students, he found the equipment room. As it turned out, there really is a sign
with word “demolition” on it, normally no one will ever come out.
"Is there anyone here…"
As he heard a familiar voice, he cooled himself down and immediately pushed the door open.
But it was locked.
“Mrs. Joseph, step back first!”
Kathy regained consciousness and heard Joseph’s voice, she was touched, and she almost cried.
She had been trapped in there for ten hours, and every minute was tormented for her.
If Cohen did not come back, if no one ever found her...
At that moment, the door was kicked open. She looked up, and in her blurry vision, Joseph's handsome
face came into her eyes.
It was him.
Wearing his usual monochromatic outfit, the man seemed to be her savior from the sky.
And in the end, tears still flowed from her eyes.
Kathy’s heartbeat finally returned to normal as Joseph held her tightly in his arms.
All her anxiety, fear, and dread, finally gradually dissipated.
“I'm the one who's late.” Joseph’s frustrated voice sounded, he dared not to think about how long she
had been here, and what she had experienced.
Kathy kept her eyes closed, greedily enjoy this peaceful moment.
The two of them, neither of them made a sound.
Only after a long while, Kathy lifted her head and asked, “How did you know I was here?”
Joseph pursed his lips and did not speak.
Kathy was suspected as a plagiarist, but he did not want to tell her himself.
“Joseph, are you still sending people to follow me?” Kathy’s face looked stern.
“No, but I regretted it.” Joseph said gravelly.
If he sent someone to protect Kathy all the time, at least he could take immediate action if something
happened to her.
“This was an accident, it is just because I was accepted by Professor Benedict as an exception, and
some students were jealous...” Kathy explained.
Now that she was very popular in school, some admired her, but there were also some people envied
her and discredited her.
She never paid any attention to it, and never thought that someone would even trap her to vent their
anger.
“Kathy, what if I told you that there is a chance you will be expelled,”
He said it with a tone as gently as possible, but Kathy's face turned pale for a moment.
"What did you say?" She looked up, the tension in her eyes surfacing.
"Your test paper was found to be identical to another student’s, and before this matter is investigated
thoroughly, your admission is temporarily canceled."
Kathy gripped Joseph's shirt tightly for a long while before she loosened her grip.
She laughed in a low voice, "Do you believe me?"
“I believe you, Mrs. Joseph, I will help you look into this matter.” Joseph cupped her face; his tone was
intimate and gentle.
“You don't interfere, I'll look into it myself.” Kathy took a deep breath.
She and Joseph were no longer husband and wife, and he didn't need to do this.
"I will not just stand by and watch." He said seriously.
...
After walking back all the way back to the dormitory, Kathy can feel the gaze of her classmates around
her, all full of mockery and disdain.
On the bulletin board, there was indeed a notice about her plagiarism, and the other student was
Caelan, whom she did not know at all.
But the answers of their test papers were almost identical.
How could this be…
“Kathy!” Suddenly, a man's voice sounded from nowhere.
Bertie looked at her concernedly, he had been looking for her for the whole morning.
"Where have you been?" Bertie looked at her to make sure she was not injured before he was relieved.
"I was trapped in the equipment room."
"Who did this?"
“I'll go and talk to the professor later.” Kathy did not reply again.
Bertie's expression was heavy, and he can sense Kathy's estrangement.
He wanted to catch up with her but was slow to take a step.
When she returned to the hostel, Zofia went to the opening ceremony, and Kathy changed into clean
clothes and went over to Benedict's office.
Professor Benedict was not around as he was asked to deliver a speech at the opening ceremony.
Aaron, who happened to be passing by, saw Kathy and scowled as she came over, “Professor
Benedict is not here, and there’s no need to plead with him, he can't help you.”
“Mr Aaron, why are you so sure that I am the one who plagiarized it?" Kathy turned to look at Aaron.
"You have a previous offense, also, you can't even pass your thesis, and you still want to stay at the
Ocean University? You are simply delusional." Aaron’s tone was full of arrogance.
“The matter about the thesis has been investigated by the school, I was framed. Mr Aaron, until the
truth of this incident is investigated, I hope you do not come to the wrong conclusion." Kathy said as
her face turned blue.
"Tsk, I know Joseph can back you up, but Ocean University is not a place where he can do whatever
he wants, the headmaster will deal with this matter impartially."
Kathy still sat stubbornly in the office, waiting for Benedict, while looking at the online comments.
Caelan was the sixth major to enter the neurology course, and she couldn't find any more information
about him, but now the school's public opinion was all in favor of Kathy's plagiarism of Caelan.
She was starting to get more and more worried.
Benedict returned an hour later, and when he saw Kathy, he sighed helplessly.
He knew early on that accepting this student would be a bit troublesome.
However, he appreciated Kathy’s talent and ability, and really wanted to nurture her.
"Professor, regarding this matter, I hope you believe me." Kathy solemnly said.
"I only believe in the final results of the investigation, but since you are my student, if you are innocent,
I definitely won't let you suffer."
Hearing the belief in Benedict's words, Kathy was relieved.
"Professor, can you pull up the video of the exam day?"
After hearing this, Benedict shook his head, "It can't be checked anymore, now both you and Caelan
will be investigated, but the school has evaluated you for abnormal behavior during the exam, so you
need to be temporarily suspended from school."
As Kathy left the office, her mood was terrible.
Now the public opinion was all in favor of her plagiarism, and such unwarranted accusations made her
feel very bad.
Bertie had been waiting for her, and when he saw Kathy come out, he did not come forward for a
moment.
He did not know how to comfort her and could only walk silently behind her.
Until Kathy found out and stopped walking.
“Mr. Marshall, could you please stop following me.” Kathy frowned; her tone was not good.
“I'm worried about you.” Bertie frowned.
“Your worries are stressing me out, so please go and mind your own business.”
“What can I do to help you?” Bertie asked.
“You can help by staying away from me.”
Under the hostel, the black car was parked not far away.
Joseph's gaze fell on them two, he looked grim.
Soon after Zofia came back, she received a call from her brother, telling her that Kathy had gone back
to the dormitory and asked her to bring Kathy some food from the dining hall.
The rumor that Kathy had cheated on her exams has spread in the school. Yesterday there were still
people who admired and acclaimed Kathy as a “The goddess of learning”, but today everyone just
mocked at her.
“Brother, I think that Kathy really might be expelled from school.”
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