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Chapter 6

Author: Perfect Timing
"No!" Patricia shrieked. "You know an official investigation takes months! You're just stalling because you're terrified of what they'll find on you! You know you're a fraud! Admit it and stop wasting everyone's time!"

As soon as the words left her mouth, the live chat on the news streams exploded.

[Is she for real? She's the one who accused her sister, but now she doesn't want an investigation?]

[The math ain't mathing. She's panicking. The little sister is guilty as sin.]

[This is giving major ‘I framed my sister' vibes.]

A reporter on the edge of the crowd, monitoring his phone, called out the shifting public sentiment. Patricia, who had been so defiant moments before, began to stammer.

"I—I'm just trying to protect my sister! What if they show her test and it's… it's just a bunch of scribbles? She'll be humiliated!"

The Grathmond admissions officer turned to me, his expression grave. "Jenny, do you formally request an investigation into your exam by the College Board?"

"I d
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