Sandra left the Hudson family villa in a daze.
Thunder and lightning roared in the sky, and heavy rain poured down on her. It was as if God was adding to her misery.
A black sports car stopped beside her as rainwater splashed all over her. The car window rolled down, revealing none other than Keith.
“Sandra, why do you want to go against your parents’ wishes? As long as you’re willing to accept Ivy, you’re still the daughter of the Hudson family. Our engagement is still in force.”
Sandra ignored him and continued to walk forward. Keith got down with an umbrella and caught up with her. He pulled her arm so that she would look at him.
“Are you still angry about what happened at the wedding? That’s a human life. I can’t just sit back and do nothing.”
He pulled her arm further, trying to show weakness to persuade her.
“Don’t be angry. I’ll compensate you with a wedding even more grand than the last one. Although Ivy is the daughter of the Hudson family, my wife will only be you.”
Sandra stopped and looked back at Keith. “From the day Ivy returned to the Hudson family, all of you have leaned towards her. It was as if everything I did was owed to her. It wasn’t me who switched the two babies, so why do all of you put the blame on me? If you want Ivy—”
“No, my engagement is with you. As for the rest, just bear with her.”
Sandra would rather give up everything than be pitied. “If that is the case, I’d rather cancel the engagement.”
Keith had never thought that Sandra would cancel their engagement. He was a little angry at her, but he could not bother to explain further. He turned around and got in the car and drove away.
Sandra had nowhere to go.
She walked to the university to see if she could find the backup of the research reports in the laboratory, but she was surrounded as soon as she arrived.
Henry Walker, one of the seniors who had worked with her, grabbed her at her collar and lifted her up. Everyone looked at her with a strange look.
Sandra did not know what had happened.
She grabbed Henry’s hand and said, “What’s wrong? Why are you so angry?”
A classmate pulled Henry away.
Henry pointed at Sandra and scolded, “You published our research data! How dare you ask me what’s wrong?”
Sandra shook her head, not knowing what to say.
Cecilia Johnson, another senior in Sandra’s team, took out her cell phone and showed Sandra the article and research data. Those were the reports from their sleepless nights of effort from the past six months.
The article was published under Ivy Foreman.
“Henry, I’m sorry. This is indeed my mistake. I’ll give everyone a satisfactory explanation.”
Everyone went into a discussion. Some came forward to comfort Henry.
“I believe in Sandra’s character. She didn’t do this.”
Sandra suddenly remembered that there was only one person who knew the password for her computer, it was Keith.
When Sandra arrived at the Farmer residence, it was dark and the rain had yet to stop. She rushed into Keith’s room looking like a mess.
He had just come out of the shower and sneered when he saw Sandra.
“I was wondering how long you could stand on your own. You still come to me after all.”
Sandra calmed down, trying to breathe steadily. “Did you tell Ivy my computer password? Did you know that she published my research report?”
Keith wiped his wet hair with a look of disdain. “Isn’t it just some research data? You’ve done so many experiments. Ivy needs this experiment to graduate, so just give it to her.”
Sandra furiously pulled Keith’s arm and exclaimed, “What do you mean by just giving it to her? That research report doesn’t just belong to could. It’s the hard work of everyone in the laboratory. How can you just give it to her? Who can she blame for failing her exams for so many years? Why should I pay for her mistakes?”
