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    Paul waved his hand dismissively. “I know what kind of person you are. This didn’t start because of you—someone else brought it up on purpose. You’ve just been dragged into it. I won’t hold this against you. After this project is over, I’ll put in a request to transfer Nina back abroad. That way, she won’t bother you anymore.”


    Ste pressed her lips together and replied with determination, “If she’s trying to drag me down with these dirty tricks, I won’t let it slide.”


    With the document in hand, she left Paul’s office and headed back to theb. On her way, she could feel the cold stares from her coworkers. She couldn’t make out exactly what they were whispering about, but she could guess it was about the giarism.


    Still, Ste didn’t respond. She knew the truth woulde out eventually. There was no need to waste time defending herself to those who only listened to rumors.


    Back in theb, Sandra and Elbert looked at her with worry written all over their faces.


    “Sylvia, how did it go?” Sandra asked immediately.


    Ste ced the document on the table and replied quietly, “Nina used me of giarism. This is the document she used as proof. It looks prettyplete and even has an international seal. From the outside, it really does look like I copied someone else’s work.”


    Sandra shot up from her chair. “No way! There’s something wrong with that document!”


    Elbert quickly nodded. “Yeah, I agree with Sandra. This feels off. Let’s go through it carefully and see if we can find any ws. If wee up empty, we can ask someone else for help.”


    By “someone else,” Ste knew he meant William. However, she didn’t want to run to him for help.


    Sure, he had helped her countless times behind the scenes, and she had grown used to that quiet support. But she also knew she couldn’t keep leaning on him forever—not for everything. This time, she wanted to solve it herself.


    So, she, Sandra, and Elbert spent the whole morning reviewing the document Nina had submitted. ording to the results, the document had been published five years ago.


    Ste stared nkly at the information on the screen, a headache growing behind her eyes.


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    She began questioning herself. Had she overlooked this material during her own project development?


    Could she really have missed something with an eighty percent simrity? Was it a genuine oversight? Or was there something more to that five-year-old document?


    She realized she’d hit a dead end on her own. With no other option, she asked Paul for the afternoon off and arranged to meet Sharon and Josie at a café.


    The three of them sat down at a table.<fnad12> The rightful source is F?ndNovel</fnad12>


    “Stel, you didn’t invite us out just for a coffee break, did you?” Josie asked, half-joking.


    Ste pulled the document out of her bag and ced it on the table. “Take a look at this first.”


    Josie and Sharon picked up the document and began reading. Ten minutester, they both mmed the papers down on the table at the exact same time.


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