"Well," Jace said, and for a moment, the screeching sound of the chair against the floor filled the air when he got up."Some crazy news has been flying around the campus and I know you know what I'm talking about." He continued, pacing around the room like a detective.Becky sat there in silence listening to what Jace had to say. She could only hope that all of this was a prank, and that Jace loves her, or maybe there was another mystery boss somewhere."I've not heard of it," Becky lied,"Which one?" "Lie," Jace chuckled softly, returning to his seat and looking her straight in the eyes."The one that your friend, Grace, came into my dormitory, but claims that I invited her."Becky's heart stopped for a moment, wondering what all these romantic treatment has to do with Grace."How did we even get to this?" She asked, the perplexity evident in her tone and overall facial expressions. Fidgeting with the roses in front of her, she avoided looking Jace in the eye, perhaps it was out of

"That's the truth, the whole truth." Becky's voice was heard clearly from Jace's phone, and the position of the camera added to the mystery, making it look as though Becky wasn't aware that there was even a camera in the room.Jace let out a sigh, breaking the silence that had engulfed the room since the video ended. Now, all eyes were on Grace, with furious gazes and disappointed faces."No, this was all staged," her mother stepped up again, this time getting on her feet and snatching Jace's phone from his hand. Without words she threw it to the floor, smashing the screen and stepping on it like a piece of rag."You just broke my phone!" Jace yelled, his eyes widening in disbelief. He crouched down to pick it up, but it was nothing but a pile of broken parts."Yes!" Grace's mother protested,"That's what a brat like you deserves for lying against my daughter, and staging all of this up just to make you look innocent."She turned to the registrar,"Expel him! This fool has the potenti

The system hadn’t lied. His ID card, when he slipped it onto the scanner by the wall, lit up in gold letters: Acting Vice Chancellor – Jace.The registrar’s face drained of colour, she wanted proof, and Jace didn’t hesitate to show it to her. Without another word, she pulled out her phone and relayed the order, calling all staff to the Vice Chancellor’s office immediately. Only a few minutes later, Jace sat in the grand leather chair behind the Vice Chancellor’s desk. It felt strange yet natural, like the seat had been carved with his destiny in mind. Behind him stood Max, stone-faced as ever and arms crossed like a sentinel.One by one, the staff filed in. Professors, deans, and administrative heads, many of them the same people who sneered at scholarship students, who overlooked injustice, and basked in the pockets of wealthy parents. Jace didn't know all of them; he hadn't been here long enough to tell how many corrupt staff there were, but he was going to make sure that his actio

The knock came again, this time a lot harder than Jack woke up furious.“Jace!” The voice came again, “You need to come. Now!”Jace rose from his chair slowly, his body heavy with anger and grief. He opened the door to see a fellow scholarship student, eyes wide with sweat glistening on his forehead.“What is it?” Jace asked, his voice low, dangerous.The boy hesitated, glancing down the hallway as if afraid they were being watched. “It’s… in the cafeteria. You have to see it for yourself.”Jace didn’t ask again. He simply pushed past the boy and made his way down the dorm corridors, his steps cold and deliberate. The boy followed behind nervously, keeping his head down.The cafeteria was almost empty at this hour, but as Jace stepped inside, a small cluster of students lingered by the far wall. Their whispers died the moment they saw him enter, the room dropping into a tense silence. Some turned away, others stared with a mix of fear and anticipation, as though waiting to see his

"That's until tomorrow," Jane muttered, "I don't think any of them stay in school here, and it would he strange to go knocking at the staff's door at this hour." "That's not even what I'm worried about," Jace interjected, putting the ID in his pocket. [ 1 item retrieved ] [ ID ] "What then are you worried about?" She asked. "You see how the security at the entrance didn't let us enter? It's the same way the security at Adan’s death scene asked me to stay out of this investigation. The school is trying to keep it coded, so I don't even think a staff member would let us get involved." Jane raised an eyebrow, nodding her head in agreement, "But why would they try to hide this? Adan’s parents would have learnt about this and they'll make it public, they'd probably even sue the school." "Well," Jace chimed in, "We just need to work secretly and hope to achieve something meaningful. How about Bob, can you get him to help us?" "Well, yes," Jane nodded, "He's my dad's cousin's so