Chapter 684 A Junior Member
Styre University instructed the students in the laboratory to keep quiet and suppressed the news by forbidding anyone from discussing it. However, the truth couldn’t be hidden for long. No one dared to discuss it on the forum, but the students had already been privately arguing about it. Many people had witnessed Catherine being taken away in public, which only added to the already controversial topic and put Catherine in the spotlight.
Rumors even spread that Catherine was not Eskanese but a spy from Rexinheim. The gossip continued to escalate, and even Isabella was feeling uneasy.
When Amelia returned, Isabella immediately stood up, closed the dorm room door, and pulled Amelia aside to sit down.
“Amelia, tell me the truth. Is Catherine really from Rexinheim?” Isabella asked.
Amelia had been asked about it all day. All kinds of people had been pestering her to find out about Catherine. She was getting really annoyed by all the attention. Little did she expect that when she returned to the dormitory, Isabella would also question her.
Amelia rolled her eyes impatiently, saying, “Bella, how can you believe such rumors? How could Catherine possibly be from Rexinheim? This whole thing is completely fabricated. I even suspect that the school couldn’t find the real culprit behind all this, so they just shifted the blame to Catherine!”
Seeing Amelia was getting angry, Isabella didn’t dare to continue asking.
The rumors outside were getting out of hand. They were so detailed and convincing that it seemed like those people had actually experienced it themselves. Gradually, everyone’s suspicions grew stronger.
“I’m just asking. Don’t be mad!” Isabella said.
Right after that, the dormitory door suddenly swung open, startling Isabella.
They turned around and saw Catherine confidently walking in with her backpack in hand. When Amelia saw Catherine, her eyes lit up with both joy and surprise. “Catherine, why do you come back?” she asked.
Since Catherine was taken away yesterday, the news had been completely sealed off, and even Amelia didn’t know Catherine’s situation.
Catherine glanced at Amelia and calmly said, “I was bored at home, so I came back to the lab to work.”
Amelia was stunned for a moment after hearing this. She then looked at Catherine with a surprised expression. ” Catherine, are you going back to the lab?”
Catherine turned her head and raised an eyebrow, looking at Amelia with a questioning expression.
Amelia thought she had misunderstood and quickly explained, “I didn’t mean to doubt you. I think it might be troublesome for you to return to the lab at this sensitive time.”
“It’s not troublesome at all,” Catherine responded calmly. “A clear conscience fears no accusation.” With that, she grabbed the materials on the table and walked towards the laboratory.
Along the way, many people recognized Catherine. They had all heard of her reputation, and no one dared to provoke her directly. Instead, they whispered behind her back.
Catherine made her way back to the laboratory, striding towards the experimental room.
Several members, all Marshall’s students and part of his research group were in the laboratory. Upon seeing her, they stopped their work.
Catherine greeted them with a calm look in her eyes before sitting down at her desk. Her demeanor was precisely the same as before as if nothing had occurred.
Ciaran Johnston, the eldest among them, glanced at Catherine, a faint smile appearing on his lips. He then looked up at everyone and said, “You guys better get busy with your work. Professor Hartley will be here soon, and if he catches you slacking off, watch out for his fiery wrath!”
Everyone laughed and began to focus on their tasks. During Catherine’s time in the lab, they had been in close contact with her. They knew her abilities and trusted her. Regardless of what the outside world said, in their eyes, Catherine was just a junior member of the laboratory.
