Meg locked eyes with Calvin, clenching her hands tightly at her sides. She finally dered with unwavering resolve, "Yes, there''s nothing else."


    Calvin found no trace of deceit in Meg''s gaze and nodded, saying, "Alright then." That was enough confirmation for him.


    After thest incident with the documents, he had already earned Mr. Belcher''s disapproval. Another slip-up, and his role as director might be on the line.


    Before long, Calvin and Meg reached Zane''s office.


    Calvin was surprised to see Wade there. How did such a minor issue escte to involve Wade? Was he here to defend a student making baseless ims?


    Calvin frowned but quicklyposed himself. He had already grilled Meg about the incident, and even with Wade present, he felt confident in his position.


    At that moment, Calvin didn''t notice Meg''s paleplexion behind him. If he had, he would have seen the stark paleness, a telltale sign of her guilt surfacing unintentionally.


    Meg''s mind was nk, and she felt on the brink of copse.


    Why was Wade here? Wasn''t he rarely around the school?


    Why today?


    Then Meg recalled the document leak incident. Wade had shown up then, too. So, he really was tied to Mirabe, here to back her up?


    Initially, she thought having Zane as a witness and bringing in her mentor would easily settle the matter, but Wade''s presence changed the game.


    Biting her lip till it was pale, Meg followed closely behind Calvin.


    She had already spun a web of lies in front of her teachers, and now there was no going back. She had to stick to her story.


    After all, evidence was what counted.


    Without evidence, anyone could im innocence.


    Calvin reached the desk and politely greeted Wade before turning to Zane, diving straight to the heart of the matter, "Mr. Zane, I heard your student barged into theb, iming my student stole her idea. Is that right?"


    With Wade in the room, Calvin tried to keep his tone in check.


    Zane frowned at Calvin''s direct usation without any context. He nced at Meg, who stood by him with her head down, looking every bit the wronged party.


    He couldn''t help but scoff internally, noting that those whoin tend to be more cunning than those like Mirabe, who handle things without much fuss.


    Without knowing the full story, anyone might think Meg was the victim of idea theft.


    Zane mentally chided Mirabe for not confronting the issue this time, then sighed and addressed Calvin, "Mr. Calvin, your words are quite loaded. It was your student who used my student''s idea. To rify, my student wasn''t making a scene in theb; she was invited to help with data analysis, and that''s when your student''s appropriation of the idea came to light."


    Calvin had already heard this version from Meg, so he was even more convinced she wasn''t leaving out key details.


    "Idea theft? Did your student patent this idea or publish it in a journal? Are you saying what your student thought of is beyond anyone else''s reach?" Calvin''s tone turned sarcastic. "Let''s skip the unfounded usations and show some proof. Without it, you''re just smearing someone''s name."