When Hannah laid eyes on it, she felt that something was amiss. She arched an eyebrow and asked, “Grace, are you certain this is the question your professor assigned you?”
Grace dropped her gaze and hesitated, “Well… Yes.”
“I recall you wanted me to lend a hand with a similar question last week. You also mentioned your professor had given it to you, right?”
Grace was at a loss for words.
Noticing Grace’s silence, Hannah’s tone softened, but she wasn’t about to drop the matter.
“This seems to be a question related to chemical research. Even if your professor is handing out assignments, I doubt he’d throw a question like this at sophomores to make you stumble. Besides, your major has nothing to do with chemistry. If you don’t tell me the truth, I can’t assist you with this question.”
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Grace looked up at Hannah, eyes brimming with tears.
“I’m sorry, Hannah… The truth is, Avalynn pressured me into getting the answer from you.”
“Avalynn?” Hannah’s brow furrowed slightly.
“But isn’t she studying the same major as you? Why does she need this answer?”
Grace nervously pinched her fingers together.
“It’s my fault.
Remember that project data you asked me to pass on to Mr. Campbell last time?”
Hannah recalled the past events clearly. She gave a nod, saying, “Oh yeah, I remember. When you went back to school, Mr. Campbell wanted the data from me. I was swamped, so I had you send it instead.”
“That was the time,” Grace replied, looking downcast.
“I ran into Avalynn then. She saw the data and got really excited. She knew I was sending it on someone’s behalf, so she asked me to tackle this tough chemistry question from the school’s online forum.”
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While explaining, she handed Hannah the question posted by one of Saul’s graduate students in the forum.
“The research team said any student who solves it gets to join them, plus a scholarship,” Grace added.
Hannah looked at the forum question, recognizing it as the same one Grace had sent earlier. She understood the situation.
“So, that’s why your ‘professor’ had you work on such a hard question after I asked you to forward those materials to Mr. Campbell.”
Grace looked at Hannah guiltily.
“You can’t let the professor know, or Avalynn will start causing trouble for me.”
“Don’t worry, Avalynn won’t bother you.” Hannah reassured her, patting Grace’s head.
“But next time, you have to tell me about these things. Don’t keep it all to yourself.”