back in his chair,

. You have a bright future. Don't let a...

ing. That's wha

e softening slightly, a classic interrogation tactic. "Emotions r

t thing?"

needs are met. This university values integrity

sking. He w

I will have no choice but to initiate a formal conduct review. That could impact your academic

Veiled,

. It was all I could o

expect to hear that this has be

ice of it burned. He hadn't asked for my side, not really

, who was usually friendly, gave me a wide berth

me to break. To just hand over money I didn't owe, money Et

o

rencing them with my email archives, searching for specific order confirmations. My meticulou

d. I wouldn't be sha

arrived from out of state. They looked exhausted and worried. Chlo

students, and, to my surprise, a reporter from the campus newspaper and a studen

groggy. His parents we

t and teasing, were clouded with p

ed. His mother sh

ur strength," h

voice weak but carrying i

I think we nee

onlookers. Chloe sobbed d

h a carefully crafted heartbreak, "the Dream Fund... all that money