The person who walked in was Wade.


    All the racket in Calvin''s office had caught the attention of a teacher who knew that Mirabe and Wade were pretty tight. After thinking it over, the teacher decided to head upstairs and fill Wade in on what was happening.


    "What''s going on?" Wade asked as he walked in, ncing around at Calvin, then at Mirabe, Zane, and finally Meg.


    Calvin hadn''t expected Wade to show up, and it left him momentarily speechless. Meg, who had been quietly standing to the side, was also taken aback. She''d only seen Wade a couple of times before and was too nervous to look him in the eye, though her excitement was evident.


    Calvin quickly gathered himself and respectfully greeted Wade. Without wasting time, he exined the situation about his leaked data. He didn''t forget to mention that Zane and Mirabe had taken the documents.


    Wade didn''t hesitate for a second before shaking his head. "You must be mistaken. Mirabe isn''t that kind of person."


    Zane''s eyebrows shot up. Mirabe isn''t that kind of person, so does that mean I am?


    Even though Calvin''s usations were mostly aimed at him, Wade''s defense made it seem like Mirabe was the one who needed to be cleared of suspicion.


    Calvin''s eyes darkened a bit. He knew Mirabe had been brought in by Wade and figured they had some connection. Was Wade not worried about how openly protecting her might look?


    Calvin felt a surge of frustration but kept it to himself. "This still needs to be looked into," he said.


    After a brief pause, Calvin changed the subject. "Mirabe, care to exin why you were in the medicalb? It''s not your field, so it seems a bit out of ce."


    Wade''s eyes lit up at this. Not only is she good with data, but she also does experiments?


    Mirabe didn''t notice Wade''s reaction. She cast a sidelong nce at Calvin, not bothering to guess how he knew she had been in theb. "I had written permission to be there. What''s inappropriate about that?"


    "You, a bioinformatics student, conducting medical experiments?" Calvin asked seriously.


    "Is there a college rule that says non-major students can''t enter thebs?" Mirabe shot back.


    "There isn''t, but I have reason to suspect you''re..." Calvin started, but Wade cut him off.


    "Enough, Mr. Calvin. A student''s eagerness to learn is hardly a crime." Wade''s tone was as firm as ever, giving Calvin a look that told him to drop it.


    Calvin clenched and then rxed his fingers before turning to Zane. "Fine, setting that aside, whether or not Mr. Zane tampered with my documents, the files in the archives are confidential. Don''t you think it''s highly inappropriate to show them to students?"


    He pointed to the documents in Zane''s hands.


    Zane, seeing Calvin switch the focus back, pursed his lips. "I don''t see anything wrong with showing students past research topics. Especially since our department is starting a new research project. Using the previous ones as references, how is that a problem?"


    Hearing about the new research project, Calvin''s head snapped up. He skipped over his usual nitpicking and blurted out, "What worthwhile research topics could your department possibly have?"