“Hello, I’m Samuel Grant.”His voice was not loud, but it traveled clearly to every corner, like cold water falling on stone. All the students could feel a shiver run down their spines. “The lecture today will be pretty basic. It’s about the use of quantum entanglement in superluminal communication. Before I begin, I would like to introduce my teaching assistant.”He turned to the side and beckoned at the rear side of the podium. “Layla York.”I walked out of the backstage with a stack of lecture notes in hand. I was wearing a similar white dress shirt and a knee-length, black pencil skirt. As for my hair, it was pulled into a neat, high ponytail. Once I stood still beside Samuel, I greeted the students, “Hello, I’m Layla York, freshman of the physics department. I’m in charge of assisting Professor Grant in this public lecture.”My voice was clear and calm. At that moment, silence descended on the lecture hall. Then, I heard sharp gasps from the fifth row. When I looked
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