Chapter 411
In the exclusive interview, David claimed that the thesis topic of Natalie and Ian, circulating online, was a topic he had proposed several years ago, which he had assigned as homework to his students. At that time, Natalie had not yet joined his team. He was puzzled why Natalie would suddenly begin researching this topic and write a paper for publication.
For the past year, he had been busy with a new project in collaboration with the research institute and had not noticed the impact of Natalie’s paper online. Although he occasionally heard insiders mention it, he was too busy to verify the content of Natalie’s paper, let alone guide her experiments. In other words, the paper Natalie published in the magazine was entirely her personal work and had no connection to David. He also did not acknowledge helping her with her papers.
He also stated that he highly appreciated the paper published by Ian. After the two papers caused controversy, he personally conducted experiments to prove Ian was correct. Given the impact of Natalie’s paper, he admitted his responsibility for oversight as her teacher. He sincerely apologized to the public and would urge Natalie to retract all published papers. He also stated that he would be stricter with his students in his future teaching and research, ensuring such oversights would not happen again.
Josie thought, "What a bunch of nonsense. This is just giving him a platform to make excuses for his mistakes. No wonder Anna was so angry." Josie’s breathing grew heavy with anger.
She thought, "This selfish man always puts himself first. I originally thought David would treat Natalie specially, not abandon her so quickly, and try everything to restore Natalie’s reputation. Now it seems that I have truly overestimated David’s shamelessness!" Josie turned off her phone and took a deep breath. "I’m going to the research institute. I won’t be eating!"
"That won’t do!" Sean held her. "No matter what happens, you can’t be so hard on yourself. Listen to me, eat first. I’ll go to the research institute with you then. Josie, the meaning of home isn’t just about having a place to shelter from the outside world. It’s about learning to confide and rely on others. You need to know that someone will always be there to share everything with you. No matter what happens, you must remember you’re not alone. I’ll help you, understand?"
Josie never really considered asking for help when things went wrong. Since she had time-traveled, she had been steadily setting traps for David at her own pace. Even when she involved Ian or Joseph, she didn’t see it as asking for help, but rather as a win-win collaboration at best. Now she suddenly realized she also had allies, and when confronting David, she might not have to be so passive.
"Then…" Josie looked at Sean. "Can you help me check David’s whereabouts for the past few days, especially his schedule after Ian’s paper was published?"
"No problem, I’ll arrange it!" Sean turned to make a call.
After breakfast, Josie changed into her outdoor clothes, then remembered David’s exclusive interview. Anna was preparing a special report on the development of Reedshaw Medical. Her frequent interactions with Josie gave her insight into David, leading her to fiercely condemn his actions. However, others did not know David’s true colors. In the eyes of the public, he was a highly accomplished, nationally renowned professor, a gentle, polite, and distinguished scholar. Ian’s paper had just been published. Despite Anna’s promotion, the full repercussions had not yet emerged, so the impact was not yet significant. At this point, David proactively clarified the situation and completely distanced himself from Natalie. Predictably, this incident would not significantly affect his reputation. His supporters would only direct their attacks toward Natalie. All the curses and accusations would fall on her alone.