Chapter 6

My heart gave a sudden jolt.

I wondered what secret it could be.

I kept reading. [Lance's research project these past few years has been full of academic fraud and embezzlement.

[Every piece of evidence is in the safe in my study.

[The password is your birthday.]

I couldn't stop my hands from trembling.

The letter slipped from my fingers and drifted to the floor.

Lance had been faking research and stealing funds.

Only someone in academia could understand just how devastating this was. I knew it all too well.

It meant utter disgrace, a shattered reputation, and a career…