Abby and Sharon walked over from outside, looking panicked. “Janet, quickly come out and have a look! Your test paper is being posted on the school’s bulletin board!”
Janet was expressionless when she heard those words. She stood up and lazily walked outside. At the moment, a group of people was surrounding the school’s bulletin board. Moreover, most of them were students from the department of literature.
“Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. So, the person who was accused of plagiarism a few days ago was Janet indeed!”
“I’m so shocked. How could she even dare to plagiarize Rose’s works?!”
“She even managed to copy it so accurately. It’s such an insult to Rose.”
“Does she think that there are no fans of Rose in the university? Is that why she thought we would have kept quiet about this?”
For many in the department of literature, Rose was their idol—many of them studied literature because of their admiration for Rose.
Abby, Sharon, and Summer were dumbfounded. A few days ago, they had been defending Janet. However, the similarity between the writing style and content was indeed very high. Therefore, they were at a loss for what to say for a moment.
Abby strongly believed in Janet’s character. Even so, she didn’t know how to explain the similarity between Janet and Rose’s works. Thus, she didn’t know what to say so as to not hurt Janet’s pride. “Janet, this—”
Janet glanced at their cautious behavior. Raising her eyebrows, she very casually asked, “What’s this? Even you guys think that I’m plagiarizing?”
“No! Of course not!” Sharon and Summer practically denied it at the same time.
“That’s right. We’ve been friends for such a long time. Do you think I still don’t understand your nature?” Abby lowered her head, looking slightly aggrieved. Besides, a top scorer with perfect scores does not need to plagiarize anybody.
Janet’s red lips curved slightly. With a lazy look in her eye, she reached up and patted Abby’s head. “You’ll know soon.”
At the performance arts school, a small group of people was huddled in a corner and gossiping about Janet.
“Madelaine, I was still supporting Janet a few days ago. I can’t believe she turned out to be this kind of person.”
“She even dared to plagiarize Rose’s works. She is way too shameless.”
“No wonder you hate her so much, Madelaine. It turns out there’s a reason for your hatred. I almost misunderstood you.”
“This has become such a big deal. Do you think Mr. Goldstein will expel her?”
“Who knows? After all, she is the university’s poster girl. Now that she is involved in such a huge scandal, Woodsbury University’s reputation has been ruined because of her.”
Madelaine listened to everybody’s comments. Then, the smile on her face grew wider. “Oh, my. Although I hate her, please don’t speak ill of her behind her back. It might turn out to be just a misunderstanding.”
“What do you mean by misunderstanding? Her test papers have been posted in public. If she dared to plagiarize, then why is she afraid of being criticized? How shameless!”
“That’s right. If she dares to do it, then she should accept the consequences of her actions. Why is she hiding at home like a turtle hiding in its shell?”
“Yeah. She didn’t come to school today. It’s most likely that she was going through the paperwork to withdraw from the university.”
“Madelaine, stop defending her. These are the consequences of her own actions. She can bear them herself.”
Madelaine deliberately curled the corners of her lips and sighed. “Say; do you think Janet may be Rose? After all, we’ve never seen Rose in person before.”
“Stop joking, Madelaine. Rose can’t be this young.”
“Yeah. Rose’s writing style is so unique and sophisticated. How could she be such a young girl?”
“That’s right. If Janet is Rose, then she wouldn’t have taken a leave of absence yesterday. That’s a clear indication of her guilty conscience.”
