When fate plays its hand

Chapter 0753

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Tina answered, “I may not have published papers or produced any academic output, but those accomplishments under Yasmine’s name… Wouldn’t you have any idea how they came about?”

Sophie’s eyes flickered. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“You might have forgotten, but I’m the heiress of the Johnson family. I’m not short on money or connections. It’s a piece of cake for me to spend a little money to investigate Yasmine’s background. Guess what I found?”

A look of alarm crossed Sophie’s face.

Tina continued, “How could there be such a coincidence in the world? Dr. Xander, you and Yasmine have the same last name. Could it be that you two are related?”

“So what if we are?” Sophie’s retort might sound tough outwardly, but internally she was feeling worried.

Tina gave her a smirk. “So what? Yasmine’s grades in middle school were terrible, but she seemed to have turned into a genius overnight in high school.

“She participated in competitions and won awards left and right, publishing papers during her spare time in top .journals. Do you need my help to reveal how all that came to be?”

“You-” Sophie trembled with rage.

She suddenly regretted allowing Tina into her team. Sophie assumed she was a dumb heiress who was naiv easy to manipulate, but it turned out that she was a cruel and calculating brat!

Tina sneered, “Make me the co–principal investigator for this competition project, or else I’ll make sure both you

and your niece go down. You’d better mark my words, got it?”

With that, she turned and left immediately. Sophie had no chance to scream and shout in her face.

Thus, Tina’s name also appeared in the column for the principal investigator on the application form.

Theodore was stunned by these events once again. He turned to Joli in confusion. “Joli, why is this happening?”

“There’s no reason. The world just isn’t fair,” Joli replied calmly. He was already numb to such things by now.

Theodore only felt more lost than ever.

The competition rules required teams to choose their own research topic and to submit it within the allotted time. Then, the judging committee would select winners for the Special Award, as well as first, second, and third prizes.

Miranda and her two teammates quickly decided on their research topic and direction. As for who would be the principal investigator, Madison and Sebastian blurted out without any hesitation, “Of course it has to be you, Miranda!”

Miranda didn’t decline.

With that, the decision was happily made over lunch and casual chat.

Time flew by. Their project came to a close as another cold spell swept through the city. The three of them gave it their all during this period. They were practically living in the lab day and night.

Thankfully, everything went smoothly, and their project was finished on schedule.

Madison exclaimed, “Phew, we’re finally done!”

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Sporting dark circles under his eyes, Sebastian also let out a sigh of relief.

Miranda said, “Alright, let’s take two days off to recover.”

“Hurray! Long live Miranda!” Madison cheered.

This was Miranda’s first time returning home after spending a week at the lab. She took a quick shower and went straight to bed without bothering to clean up. She fell asleep almost instantly, without any dreams throughout the night.

The next day, her biological clock had completely failed, and Miranda allowed herself to sleep until she woke up naturally. She glanced at her phone and realized it was already noon.

She got out of bed, washed up, and made a quick meal to fill her stomach. Then, she started cleaning her home.

Miranda also took the opportunity to loosen the soil and water the plants on her balcony. After finishing her chores, she changed clothes and prepared to go out to buy some groceries.

Just as she was about to step out, she received a call from Sam. This was the first time they had spoken since returning from Lumberville.

. “It’s me. I’m downstairs at your place. Is it convenient for us to meet?” Sam’s low voice carried a hint of

hoarseness.