The Price of Stolen Genius

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e chaos. He and two other students pulled a sputtering Ethan off m

eige room that smelled of floor wax and disappointment

spered, loud enough for the secretary

me would have taken the blame, apologized, an

was done

is face grim. "Mr. Fowler, care to explain why

I looked at Nicole, then at Ethan, w

in the hallway before class, he was grabbing Nicole's arm... she looked upset. He was being really

idened. "What? T

He's lying! We w

Thompson. "I saw you two last weekend, too. Behind th

I knew their pattern

rossed Nicole's face

er, a man who prized his family's public image above all else. A scandal involving the sta

?" the principal aske

f a second too long. "No! He's ma

s planted. The

s father, a man built like a bulldog with a tempe

hat's this nonsense about you harassing a

t's not what it look

hool, this family! Any trouble, and you're done. You're

He grabbed Ethan by the arm and pract

ood there

done violence, given the... circumstances, I'm letting you off with a war

pure venom before tu

he adrenaline fading, repla

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