Chapter 1407

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“No wonder Juniper is acting so arrogant! That phone call was totally staged!”

Computer science?

Please. She belonged in acting school with Jimmie!

What an absolute drama queen.

“The only way to prove this isn’t stolen is to have Dr. Nocturne show her face,” the crowd’s taunts grew louder and increasingly venomous. “Otherwise, Jenna gets disqualified, and the reputations of Juniper Payne and Shanley Schwartz go down in flames.”

Within the crowd.

The third-year medical students from Eclara University looked equally grim.

While they had their issues with Juniper, this was about the prestige of their entire department.

They silently prayed she had a way out of this nightmare.

“I told you this was shady from the start. But did Jenna listen? No, she insisted on using those files,”

Leland Landon crossed his arms, smirking triumphantly. “Now look at the mess we’re in. Juniper is nothing but a plague!”

Ever since she arrived on campus, she had caused nothing but chaos.

And now she was turning the university’s medical program into a global laughingstock.

They were already looked down upon by international peers-this was the final nail in the coffin.

“Just wait a second,” another classmate interrupted quietly. “I really don’t think she’s the type to pull a stunt like this.”

She had just won glory for the country in the computer science tournament.

At the very least, her integrity on a global stage shouldn’t be questioned so easily. “We’ll see about that,”

Leland scoffed, his eyes locked coldly on Juniper. “Unless she magically summons Dr. Nocturne into this room, she’s finished.”

“Miss Payne, am I to understand you cannot produce Dr. Nocturne’s signature?”

The host asked, his tone laced with pity.

“No,” Juniper replied flatly.

“What about a video call?” the host pressed gently. “If you can connect us via video right now, we might…”

“That’s not convenient,” she shot back.

A signature? No!

A video call? Not convenient!

Wasn’t she practically admitting that whoever she called earlier was a complete fake?

Jenna let out a long, defeated sigh, all hope draining from her body.

At the same time, she felt a crushing wave of guilt for dragging Juniper into this humiliating spectacle.

“Miss Payne, didn’t you just get off the phone with Dr. Nocturne?”

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One of the judges leaned into his microphone, clearly baffled. “If you can just get her on a quick video call, we can allow the signature to be submitted post-competition.”

Juniper furrowed her brow. “Who said I was on the phone with Dr. Nocturne?”

The moment the words left her mouth.

A collective gasp echoed through the auditorium, followed by an explosion of sneers and eye rolls.

It was exactly what they thought. The files were stolen.

What a fraud.

She had almost successfully bluffed her way through a global summit.

Leland shrugged, shooting a smug look at his classmates. “Called it, didn’t I!”

Juniper was a total scam artist!

Even the judges looked appalled. So, she couldn’t prove the ethical sourcing of her data, and she was unrepentant about it?

Pathological lying!

Who cared how medically gifted a student was?

Professor Peter despised individuals devoid of moral integrity.

“Since that is the case, let’s not

waste any more time.” Peter casta cold glance at the shell-shocked

Professor Dawson.

This

contestant’s entry is officially…”

“Hold on!”

Juniper’s icy voice sliced through the tension. “You want an

Authorization Letter from Dr.

vel

Nocturnes Fire. It sign one for you

right now!”

FindNovel.net

Sign one right now?

The crowd, which had been ready to pack up and leave, was instantly jolted back to

life.

What did that mean?

Was she saying she was going to have Dr. Nocturne sign it live on stage?

“Miss Payne, I’m afraid I don’t follow,” the host stammered.

Getting Dr. Nocturne to appear in person was about as likely as the sun rising in the west.

Just who did she think she was?

Did she really have the power to unveil the medical world’s greatest mystery?

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