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Chapter 237 - Caught Red Handed

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CHAPTER 237

~Valerie's POV~ 

"I… I don't know," I said honestly. "Everything was fine until—"

"Enough," he said coldly. "The practical is over for you."

I blinked. "But, Professor—"

"You'll stay behind after the session and clean the lab," he continued, cutting me off.

"Every beaker, every station, and from now on, you will report to this lab every lunch break for the rest of the week to clean and restock. Consider this your little warning. Perhaps it will teach you care and precision."

"But it wasn't…"

"Not another word."

Lucy whimpered behind him, her thigh already red and stinging as Maddie helped her sit. Avery, of course, stood calmly at her station, the perfect picture of innocence, while I stood there stunned by my undeserved punishment.

There was no doubt this was planned, and the accident affecting one of them was either collateral damage or planned as well. 

Rather than groan or complain, I picked up my bag and left the lab.

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