Chapter 71
Gabriel didn''t even have a chance to exin himself before the other party hung up the phone.
He stared at his phone, lookingpletely dumbstruck. He then turned to look at a cold Vivienne,
speechless.
At that moment, the few staff members with Gabriel received phone calls too, their faces turning sour in
an instant.
One of them walked up to Vivienne and apologized. "We''re really sorry. We screwed up and used
you of forgery without confirming the ims. Our boss just confirmed that your graduation certificate is
legit. We''re really sorry for the trouble we''ve caused."
Vivienne just stared at them, not saying a word.
The staff members were on edge, fearing Vivienne would hold them ountable. They quickly tried to
exin, "Ms. Vivienne, we''re truly sorry. We had no idea Gabriel hadn''t double-checked your
information. Now, our boss has decided to fire him. We''ll alsopensate you for the inconvenience
we''ve caused you. We hope you can forgive us."
They really didn''t know Gabriel hadn''t double-checked Vivienne''s graduation certificate.
Before they came to the school, everyone was busy. Then Gabriel suddenly wanted them to investigate
a case of diploma forgery. Given Gabriel''s rank, they had to follow his lead.
Before leaving, they specifically asked Gabriel if he had checked in the system, and he said that he
had.
However, they didn''t know Gabriel hadn''t checked at all.
The staff members were furious at this point, wishing they could beat Gabriel up. They were furious at
Gabriel. Why did he have to get them into this?
Before Vivienne could reply, Mr. James walked over and snorted. "If apologies worked, what would we
need cops for? You''ve disrupted the school''s meeting, falsely used my student without evidence,
and caused her a great deal of distress. We can''t ept your apology. Later, we''ll get ourwyers
involved."
Mr. James nced at Gabriel and said coldly, "This is a serious mistake, and you''re just firing him? I''ll
have mywyer investigate thoroughly to see if he''s done anything else against the rules."
The staff members were in a pickle, but they knew it was pointless to try to defend themselves when
Vivienne and everyone were already so angry.
Besides, Gabriel started this. They would have to report back to their boss, so they left with him.
After they left, Percival, sitting at the back, lightly tapped his wheelchair. "Thomas, take care of this."
"Alright." Thomas responded and pulled out his phone to make a call.
Vivienne took her seat again, and the students and teachers began to whisper among themselves.
"What just happened? Why did those people just leave?"
"I overheard a bit. Apparently Ms. Vivienne''s graduation certificate is real."
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Earlier, Gabriel and Vivienne were too far away for them to hear the conversation clearly.
As everyone was discussing, the principal picked up the microphone. "As you all know, I''ve hired a new
ss advisor for ss Eighteen, Ms. Vivienne. She went to great lengths to bring in Mr. James''s team
to teach, but many people are unhappy with her, thinking she got in through connections."
After Lysander said this, he paused and, after a few moments, continued, "Today, I will show Ms.
Vivienne''s graduation certificate on the screen. Judge for yourself if she is qualified to be your teacher."
After Lysander finished, the dean put a photo of Vivienne''s graduation certificate on the screen.
Not many people knew Vivienne had a double doctorate, so everyone was even more surprised when
they saw her certificate.
At the same time, Lysander''s voice rang out again. "Ms. Vivienne took the college entrance test at
fourteen and was the top student nationwide. At sixteen, she earned a double doctorate. Do you think
such qualifications need to be obtained through connections?"
"Wow! Ms. Vivienne is that amazing? The top student in the country at fourteen and a double doctorate
at sixteen? She’s a genius!"
"ss Eighteen is so lucky! With such an excellent teacher, I guess their results in the college entrance
test this year will be outstanding, right?"
The most shocked of all were, of course, the students of ss Eighteen.
At first, they were tamed by Vivienne because she indeed had the qualities of a great teacher. Not only
that, but they were afraid of her too.
Later, Vivienne brought in Mr. James'' team. They only thought Vivienne had extensive connections,
since Vivienne didn''t teach them personally. They thought Lysander brought Vivienne in just to keep
them focused on their studies so Mr. James'' team could teach better.
But who could have thought that Vivienne''s qualifications were this high?
Wasn''t this a blessing for them?
With excellent teachers like Vivienne and Mr. James''s team, they seemed to see a glimmer of hope for
their futures.
While everyone was discussing, Arabe, who was sitting in the front row, clenched her fingers so hard
that her nails dug into her flesh without her feeling it. Her face was pale, and she was biting her lip
while staring at the certificate on the screen. She thought she was hallucinating.
Coral next to her was the same. "How could this be? Vivienne really has PhDs? Arabe, hasn''t she
always been in the vige? I thought she never left her home? How did she take the exams?"
Arabe didn''t say a word. Her face was expressionless.
She couldn''t have imagined Vivienne''s qualifications were real.
Ever since Vivienne came back, her status had been threatened.
Her high and mighty status as the only daughter was gone. She had be nothing but a foster
daughter.
She thought she could find superiority in academia, but she got totally schooled by Vivienne.
Vivienne!
Why her?
How could a country bumpkin like her be the nation’s top student at 14?
And get double PhDs at 16?
How on earth could this happen? They were both daughters of the Hawthorn family, but she had to call
Vivienne her teacher?
No way!
Vivienne must have cheated!
She must have!
But without proof, she couldn''t expose Vivienne.
Arabe watched as the students and teachers around her admired Vivienne, causing her vision to blur
with frustration.
She couldn''t let Vivienne surpass her anymore. Who did she think she was?!
After discussing Vivienne''s academic achievements, Lysander continued the meeting.
The meetingsted for more than two hours.
Because they were interrupted by those officials, it was already 12 o ''clock at noon when it ended.
Vivienne and Percival returned to Tranquil Estates, with Thomas in the driver’s seat.
Vivienne was about to text Matthew when Percival asked, “What''s the name of the Hawthorn family’s
adopted daughter who came today? Gabriel, uh, sorry.”
Sorry?
He forgot somebody’s name this quickly?
Vivienne was dumbfounded.
Before Vivienne could answer, Percival waved his hand. “Her name''s not important. Gabriel is her
ssmate''s uncle.”
Upon hearing this, Vivienne put her phone back in her pocket, looked at Percival, and said very
seriously, “Her name is Arabe, and her ssmate is Coral Lockwood. Mr. Ellington, you''re being a
tad impolite.”
Percival nced at her with a smirk on his lips. “They don''t deserve my politeness.”
“Fair point.”
“I''ll cause some trouble for the Lockwood family and get back at them for you.” Percival switched
topics.
“Thanks.” Vivienne didn''t refuse.
She was nning on stirring up some trouble for the Lockwood family anyway.
Gabriel was Coral''s uncle, and she had texted Matthew to look into him as soon as he mentioned his
name.
First, they falsely used her of theft, and now of forging documents?!
The Lockwood family must have thought life was too easy and wanted a taste of hardship.
She''d be happy to oblige.
But since Percival was willing to get revenge for her, she saved herself some trouble.