The Platonic Trap novel Chapter 31

Evelyn Morgan looked like she was desperately trying to smooth things over.

If Celia Stafford had ever harbored even a shred of guilt about being the 'impostor heiress' who had mistakenly lived Evelyn's luxurious life for over two decades—

That guilt was completely gone now.

She could finally drop the act and play the 'vicious fake heiress' without a single ounce of hesitation!

Hearing Evelyn's plea, the university officials turned to Celia. "Ms. Stafford, how would you like to proceed?"

Celia raised an eyebrow. "I'm more than happy to cooperate with a full academic investigation. Let's find out who actually plagiarized whose work."

Her unwavering stance clearly threw Evelyn into a panic.

In Evelyn's mind—and based on everything Talbot Forrester had ever told her—Celia was supposed to be a docile, submissive girl who never fought back.

She had, in fact, 'borrowed' quite heavily from Celia's rough drafts, but only because she was desperate to secure her first-tier scholarship.

Evelyn had assumed that bringing in the administration and getting her professor to gang up on Celia would force her to back down. She figured Celia would be too intimidated to blow things out of proportion and would just swallow the injustice silently.

She never imagined that Celia would demand the university investigate the matter to the bitter end!

The official nodded. "Understood. We will move forward with a formal inquiry. We may need both of you to cooperate fully during this process."

Evelyn forced a stiff smile. But the second the officials stepped out of the room, she frantically pulled out her phone and dialed Talbot's number.

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At Zucker Corp, in the top-floor conference room.

Talbot's phone buzzed just as his meeting with the corporation wrapped up.

For a titan like Zucker Corp, this partnership was merely a drop in the bucket, which was why the attendee list was small and the meeting painfully efficient.

Stepping out into the corridor, Talbot answered the call.

"What?" His brow furrowed, his voice unconsciously rising. "Celia copied your paper and refuses to admit it?"

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