Chapter 389

After piecing the torn examination papers together, the principal clearly saw Freya’s student ID and name on them. The papers were fully answered, marking Freya’s submission for the third day of exams. Witnessing this, the principal’s expression shifted noticeably. He was well aware these papers belonged to Freya. And he couldn’t fathom Freya scoring zero in both the second and third exams. After all, he had already reviewed Freya’s papers. But when it came to Eloise, he had been turning a blind eye.

At this moment, the principal tried to muster a defense for Eloise, saying, “What does this piece of paper prove?”

“It proves that Eloise copied my exam and then destroyed mine,” Freya responded to the principal’s question.

“And how can you prove she copied your exam and then threw yours away? Maybe this is your…”

“Principal, these two are my exams that scored zero.” Freya pulled out two blank exam papers from her backpack. Aside from the course title and her name, the content of the papers was empty.

“You can clearly see the handwriting on these two papers is different, right?” Freya said.

“So what? You can’t prove these zero-score papers are not yours!”

“My right hand was severely injured, and the doctor told me not to write with it for a month. So, during the exams, I had to use my left hand, which made my writing all crooked and twisted. But the handwriting on the exams where I got a zero is neat and tidy. This means someone must have destroyed my original paper and filled out a blank one with my name and student ID. That’s the first piece of evidence.”

Hearing Freya’s words made the principal’s face grow even sterner, yet he retorted, “Even if someone did destroy your original paper, you can’t be sure they copied your answers. Maybe…”

“All the principal needs to do is compare Eloise’s exam paper with mine to see if the answers are the same. That will give us our conclusion.”

“Answers can naturally be similar! After all, the core of answering can’t change. You can’t accuse someone of copying just based on that.”

Seeing the principal still defending Eloise, Freya presented her final piece of evidence: “You’re right, Principal, but there’s one thing you can’t argue away.”

“And what’s that?” the principal asked.

“In the third exam, I became suspicious after the second exam, so I deliberately made up a fictional case study for the last question, involving entirely made-up events and characters that couldn’t be found anywhere online. Yet, those same fabricated details appeared on Eloise’s paper.”

Freya brought up the photo of Eloise’s paper on her phone, placing it next to hers. The similarity was strikingly 99.9%. The principal’s facial muscles twitched as he looked at the last question. Freya had set a trap, and Eloise had walked right into it.

“Do you have any more doubts, Principal?”

The irrefutable evidence was laid out before him. Freya had known her paper must have been destroyed, which is why she had meticulously searched every trash can in the school building, only to find the torn pieces of her exam.