All Chapters of The Girl Who Stole My Degree: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1 Reborn One Month Before the Exam

"Dakota, Holly, whichever of you gets the forensic certification will receive the internship slot at the Criminal Investigation Department!"My mentor's stern voice rang in my ears, and I snapped back to reality."Don't worry, Professor. I won't disappoint you. That spot is mine!" The class belle, Holly Monroe, lifted her chin proudly and made her declaration to everyone.As I watched the scene unfold before me, I knew right then that I had been reborn, back to one month before the forensic certification exam.In my previous life, Holly had looked just as confident during this class meeting. However, she slacked off once the preparation period began. She had spent her days fooling around without a care. Meanwhile, I worked day and night, doing nothing but eating, sleeping, and burying myself in books.Just when I thought I had it in the bag, the exam results hit me like a bolt from the blue. I scored a zero and failed, while Holly got exactly what she wanted and earned the certi

Chapter 2 No Longer Playing Her Game

After the class meeting ended, Holly and her posse of bimbos blocked my way. She stood in front of me, smiling sweetly, her eyes curved into crescents. "Dakota, you'd better study hard for the exam. I won't go easy on you!"Her followers immediately chimed in."Dakota, Holly only didn't fight you for first place before because you're a scholarship student from a poor background. All your scholarships were basically given to you by Holly!""Holly's just too kind-hearted. That's why she's always let you have your way and paved the road for you! But this time, she's not holding back anymore. She's going to take back everything that belongs to her!"Their so-called "letting me win" referred to the fact that I had ranked first in class every year, while Holly was the eternal second ranker. She was clearly no match for me. Yet, she'd twisted her inferiority into an act of generosity to spare her tattered pride.As if worried I hadn't taken it to heart, Holly continued, "Dakota, I can le

Chapter 3 Playing Along

Holly gaped at me in disbelief."Dakota, how can you be drinking with people like this? The only thing that matters right now is your exam prep! The forensic certification is just two weeks away! Come back with me and study! "Don't you want that internship at the Criminal Investigation Department anymore?" She stepped forward, grabbed my wrist, and tried to persuade me earnestly.It definitely sounded like she was looking out for me, at least on the surface. However, the truth behind it all was that she was afraid that my slacking off would ruin her plans.How disgusting, and not to mention hypocritical.I shrugged her hand off and said coldly, "My life is none of your business. If you've got time to meddle in mine, then you'd be better off going back and reading a few more books, wouldn't you say?"My blunt rejection made her eyes redden instantly, her voice trembling with grievance. "Dakota, I only have your best interest at heart. How can you talk to me like that?"I couldn'

Chapter 4 The Fall Before the Reveal

The exam day arrived soon enough.Right before we entered the exam hall, Holly kept reminding me, saying, "Dakota, guess the ones you don't know, but you have to make sure the ones you do know are 100 percent correct!"I nodded, and only then did she walk in with a satisfied tilt of her chin.When the written test ended, my paper was filled from top to bottom.As soon as I walked out of the hall, Holly and her little clique were already waiting for me.She looked at me like I was a joke. "This exam was ridiculously easy. I could've gotten full marks with my eyes closed! Dakota, you might've worked hard, but you're still going down this time."I quirked a brow. "We'll see. It's not decided yet."Holly was still operating on the notion that I was still completely in the dark about her schemes. So, she covered her mouth and giggled. "Dakota, there's nothing wrong with admitting I'm better than you. "It doesn't matter what you think because you'll have to accept that fact when the

Chapter 5 When the Truth Turned on Her

"No way… that's impossible! The system must have glitched or something!"On the results page, my status clearly showed "Pass"."No, this can't be! This isn't right! Dakota couldn't possibly have passed!" Holly's eyes widened, disbelief written all over her face.She refreshed the page over and over again, but the result didn't change.After having my fill watching her completely fall apart, I curled my lips into a faint smirk as I drawled, "Holly, what's with all the doubts? I earned my scores fair and square. As for you… All you ever did was slack off. I wonder how your result turned out?"Panic instantly flashed across her face. Her hands trembled as she hesitated to check her own score. However, her followers had no such qualms. One of them snatched her exam slip and started entering the number, trying to reassure her at the same time."Holly, you're brilliant. If Dakota could pass, then you definitely did too!""Exactly! If Dakota got lucky and passed, there's no way you wou

Chapter 6 Zero Again

Her minions immediately stepped forward to back her up."Professor, Dakota cheated! There has to be a retest for fairness's sake! We can't let someone like her get into the Criminal Investigation Department!""Dakota only pretends to work hard. She got all those first-place rankings by cheating!""I was in the same exam hall as her before. I saw her using cheat notes with my own eyes!"They were lying out of their ass just to defend Holly. I'd commend them for their loyalty if they weren't so shameless about it.Our mentor turned to look at me.I shook my head. "You're just making things up now, aren't you? At least show us some proof of my so-called cheating if you're going to accuse me. Otherwise, I'll sue you for defamation. And as for you, Holly. You know very well why you got a zero."I hadn't cheated. Still, a retest was arranged a week later after Holly's relentless insistence. To be fair to our mentor, she did threaten suicide.Before the exam began, Holly glared at me

Chapter 7 When Revenge Turns Dangerous

Holly's body lurched involuntarily in response. She stared at me in disbelief. "What? Dakota, how do you know about that?"I narrowed my eyes and smiled dangerously. "Murder will out. When you chose to harm me, you should've expected it might come back to bite you in the ass one day. Oh, and those materials you gave me? I sold them and made 500 bucks. Thanks for the free cash."Only after I died in my previous life did I learn that Holly's Achievement Transfer System had a flaw. The system would fail once I, the "source," stopped putting in effort. Not only that, but all the side effects would rebound back to her.And that side effect was simple—her score would always be zero, no matter how well she performed.Holly gritted her teeth in fury upon realizing that she'd been played like a fiddle. "How dare you scheme against me!"She raised her hand to slap me, but I struck her first.How ridiculous. She was the one with crooked intentions, yet she was crying foul? I didn't bother h

Chapter 8 Consequences

Holly's frenzy sent my mind into panic mode. Judging by how feral she was acting, her killing me wasn't out of the realm of possibility. "Calm down, Holly! We can talk this out!" I said as I took a step back and tried to convince her to stand down."It's not too late! Just let me go!"My plea for mercy only whipped her into further frenzy. She sliced my neck, causing a minor wound. When the first drop of blood oozed out of the cut, her eyes were filled with twisted satisfaction of vengeance."You'll die today, Dakota! I've been waiting far too long for this! I might never be a forensic doctor anymore, but at least I'll perform my last autopsy on your corpse!"The stabs of pain swimming up my throat made me shiver. This lunatic was hell-bent on killing me.Just then, I saw the eyes that were peeking in from the door. An idea hit me, so I roared at Holly, "Why are you doing this? It's your fault you lost your own future! Don't put the blame on me!"My defiant retort earned me her i

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