Chapter 206

Silas shared Miranda's sentiments and therefore didn't intervene. Elizabeth continued, "It's important to have self-awareness. A bioinformatics student critiquing the physics group's experimental data is laughable."

Just then, Bryan, working at his computer, exclaimed, "I recalculated everything—Miranda was right!" Elizabeth froze. Sandy and Silas looked stunned.

Bryan explained, "The values aren't 50 and 71; they should be 50.2 and 70.88! This small discrepancy affected all subsequent values at the seventh node." He added, "In research, even a tiny margin of error can lead to significant deviations."

Silas meticulously reviewed the calculations using the corrected values. The data corrected itself. His eyes lit up. "This is it! The issue was at the seventh node." Sandy confirmed the accuracy. She then looked at Miranda with surprise, amazement, and apology. She hadn't supported Miranda earlier.

Bryan addressed Miranda, "We owe you! This dataset had me stuck for three days. If you hadn't caught the error, who knows how much time we would have wasted?"

Miranda remained calm. "It was luck. I just noticed it. Even if I hadn't, Dr. Quinton would have spotted it." Her words were modest and truthful. She knew Sandy and Bryan were meticulous, and Elizabeth was not to be underestimated. They would have eventually identified the problem.

Sandy's gaze shifted again, filled with admiration and guilt. Although Miranda had been there for nearly two weeks, everyone, while outwardly polite, held internal reservations. Miranda was a recent graduate who, despite passing her postgraduate entrance exams, hadn't yet begun her studies. Her knowledge was still at an undergraduate level. In their top-tier lab, working on cutting-edge projects, a sense of superiority was natural, even among the most humble.

This superiority stemmed from their work and abilities. Even if willing to engage Miranda, doubt lingered—would she understand? If not, what was the point? So, they didn't bother. Miranda's background and connection with Paul were also unclear, further fueling their reluctance. Their attitude bordered on dismissiveness.

Only today did Sandy realize she had underestimated Miranda. Elizabeth felt the most awkward. Her earlier indignation now felt like a slap in the face. She hadn't considered Miranda might be right. How could an undergraduate, especially from bioinformatics, correct errors in a physics project?