The implication was clear: it wasn''t her fault. Her doctoral advisor had been the one who giarized Noreen''s paper.


    It was, admittedly, a clever way to shift the me.


    After the giarism incident came to light, Noreen and Halley Joyner had agreed to let theirwyers handle the ountability process.


    It was the only effective way to protect their rights.


    But it also meant navigating aplex legal battle.


    Bianca had been counting on that, which was why she hadn''t issued any apology or made any public statement.


    She was likely hoping time would dilute the issue until it was forgotten.


    Even if Noreen won the case, the most she would get was a perfunctory, meaningless apology from Bianca.


    That was the reality. Intellectual property protectionws were stillcking. What Noreen hadn''t expected was for Henry to confront Bianca so publicly. Bianca was just as shocked.


    She couldn''t understand why Henry had suddenly changed his attitude toward her.


    "Are you saying your doctoral advisor giarized the paper, and you had nothing to do with it?"


    "I''m not saying I had nothing to do with it, just that it wasn''t all on me," Bianca said carefully, avoiding a full denial.


    Henry pressed further. "So you''re saying the content was Professor William''s, and you just put your name on it?"


    "Does that mean all those papers you published in the WT Business School journal and the SSCI were produced the same way?"


    Bianca clenched her jaw, her expression stiff as she denied it. "Of course not! Those were all my own work!"


    "Are you sure?" Henry''s questioning was relentless.


    Bianca hardened her resolve. "Of course!"


    "But your own advisor, Professor William, stated clearly that every single award- winning paper of yours was stolen work. How do you exin that?"


    Bianca''sposure finally shattered, her mind short-circuiting.


    She reacted instinctively, denying it. "That''s not true! You''re framing me!"


    Murmurs spread through the audience, their gazes now filled with judgment and contempt.


    The pride she had always held so high was being systematically torn to shreds.


    "William has already admitted it. What good will your denials do?" Henry reminded her. "He also said that you got into WT Business


    School by impersonating someone else."


    With that, Henry turned to look at Noreen, his expression grave and profound.


    "And the spot you stole belonged to Ms. Gilmore. What a coincidence, wouldn''t you say?"


    The news hit the room like a bomb, causing a significant stir.


    Even Noreen was taken aback.


    "To solidify your stolen identity, you even registered an email address identical to Ms. Gilmore''s, just дал


    adding the number ''3'' at the en


    And you imed you''d forgotten the password to the old one have to say, your methods are quite something."


    "That''s not how it was! It''s not!"


    Even at this point, Bianca desperately denied everything.


    Her lips trembled as she argued, "I got into WT Business School on my own merits not by impersonation You can check! All the procedures were legal and above board!"


    Bianca dared to say this because Yvonne had assured her that everything back


    home had been taken care of.


    No one would ever find any discrepancies.


    That was the source of her confidence in this confrontation.


    Henry had indeed checked.


    And just as Bianca imed, all the procedures appeared to be perfectly legitimate.