patterns.
“Like a game of chess, every move you make doesn’t always seem significant at first. But much, much later, when all the pieces come together-”
I tapped my chin thoughtfully.
“You will realize that every move had a purpose beyond what was immediately visible.”
For the next two weeks, I did nothing.
I let the rumors spread unchecked, allowing the controversy to grow.
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I even deliberately left a few loose ends, just enough to make the Scott family think my research and papers Actually had issues.
Like sharks scenting blood in the water, they pounced with even more ferocity.
Even Stacy jumped in, appearing on national media with teary eyes, playing the victim.
She sobbed through her carefully crafted performance, condemning me for betraying the Lowe family,
“We took her in, raised her for years, and how did she repay us? By bullying me relentlessly, just because she was older. By using her position as my sister to step all over me
The public outrage reached its peak.
By now, the entire country was watching, demanding answers.
And that was when I held a live–streamed press conference
The journalists interviewing me were Anna and Leah.
Their cameras focused on me as I calmly unfolded the documents in my
hands.
“This is a record of the course design work I’ve been doing for university students since high school.”
“This is a detailed breakdown of my research process for the TW2108 chip.”
“Here are my research papers–first drafts, second drafts, final versions, and every experimental dataset used to support them.”
“And as for whether what happened outside the exam hall three years ago was a publicity stunt…”
I pressed a button, and a video projection played behind me.
A high–definition close–up of that day.
The footage zoomed in, exposing every single detail.
The security camera at the alley entrance–deliberately disabled beforehand.
My white dress, streaked with blood, the fabric soaked in deep red patches.
The torn, raw flesh of my arm.
My eyes, bloodshot, tears slipping down one by one.
And then, the moment Nicholas snapped his head toward the camera, his expression twisted with fury.
“I’m from the Scott family. This is a personal matter. If you know what’s good for you, turn around and walk away. Unless you want your careers ruined.”
Click.
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