When fate plays its hand

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Sophie then started applauding mockingly. “But did you forget that I’m your go down, do you think you can still graduate?”

advisor? If I

She leaned forward, her voice dripping with faux sympathy. “Out of respect for our so- called mentor–student relationship, I’m giving you a chance.

“Issue a public statement saying this was all an elaborate stunt you orchestrated. Apologize to me, admit your mistake, and I might consider letting you graduate without a hitch.”

Joli’s lips twitched into a faint smile. “If I went this far, I wasn’t planning to regret it.”

His bloodshot eyes betrayed his exhaustion, but his gaze remained razor–sharp as he looked at Sophie. “And you… Can you look me in the eye and swear that everything I wrote in that report isn’t true?”

Sophie smirked, her contempt palpable. “So what if it’s true? Does it matter?”

“Since you’ve chosen the hard way, don’t blame me for throwing our mentor–student bond out the window.”

Joli almost laughed at her words. Mentor–student bond? To her, he was nothing more than a dog she could summon or dismiss at will. He wasn’t even considered a person in her eyes,

Sure, he could stay quiet, endure the remaining months, and walk away with his master’s degree. But what about Theodore and others like him?

Theodore wasn’t the first, nor would he be the last. As long as Sophie had the authority to admit students, the cycle of victims would continue.

Joli could escape, but what about those who couldn’t endure? Would they be left with no choice but to jump from the top floor?

It was time to act–for himself and for those who would follow.

He used to admire Miranda’s courage. Now, he believed he could be that courageous too.

Even so,

the conversation ended on a bitter note.

As she left, Sophie spat a warning, “My patience has limits. Do às I say before time runs out. After that, even if you beg on your knees, it’ll be too late!”

That night, Joli didn’t sleep a wink.

Yet the next morning, a video appeared on TikTok. It was titled “Official Report: Academic Fraud by Bedford College Faculty of Bioinformatics Dr. Sophie X“.

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The video detailed the text that was 125 pages long. The author was identified as Joli Clifford, a third–year graduate student in Sophie X’s research group. It meticulously detailed Sophie’s fraudulent publications, complete with fabricated data.

Joli’s personal statement was displayed near the end of the video.

“I’ve waited far too long for this day, enduring far more than I ever should have.

“No one understands more than I do how crucial graduating is for a final–year graduate student like me. In just five months, I could have walked away from this loathsome place and escaped the advisor I detest.

“But when I chose to take this step, I knew–graduating in June would become an unattainable dream.

“Still, someone has to stand up, right? Stand up and do something that might seem foolish but is absolutely necessary.

“I can’t imagine closing my eyes, pretending not to see, and graduating while others continue to waste their youth and energy under this kind of advisor.

“How many more ambitious young scholars will fall victim to this system, their passion for research snuffed out, their hope for life destroyed?

“There’s little I can do. Against someone as powerful as Sophie X, I might as well be an ant trying to move a mountain.

“But that doesn’t matter. If this act of courage can save even a single person, it will all be

worth it.

“Even if it’s just one, it’s a victory.”

Two hours after the video was posted, it received over 500,000 likes, 100,000 comments, and more than 1 million shares.

Netizens flooded Bedford College’s official channels, demanding an explanation and justice for Joli.

Passionate viewers boosted the post’s visibility, while the comment section overflowed with heartfelt messages.

“Joli didn’t have to fight. He could’ve stayed silent, waited a few months, and freed himself. But instead, he looked back at the younger students about to fall into the same abyss and chose to turn around. Even knowing the path forward would be riddled with mud and thorns, he didn’t hesitate.”

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