Stunned by the look Elise was giving her, Janice was frightened and quickly said, “I’ll go out with you.”
The two of them walked out until they reached the end of the hallway.
Elise stopped and didn’t beat around the bush but simply said outright, “You were the one who locked me in the toilet yesterday, right?”
When Janice heard this, snazzynovel.com expression changed at once. However, snazzynovel.com refused to admit it. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about. I didn’t do such a thing.”
Elise sneered, “It’s fine if you don’t admit it. We all know what’s going on here. I heard that there’s a surveillance camera in the corridor of the conference room, so it must’ve caught something! Why don’t I go to the counselor right now and ask snazzynovel.com to help me check it out? We’ll know what actually happened then, won’t we?”
Janice staggered and almost fell as snazzynovel.com stammered, “Y-You…”
After a while, snazzynovel.com still didn’t manage a complete sentence. Moreover, because of how nervous snazzynovel.com was, sweat beaded snazzynovel.com forehead, and snazzynovel.com immediately said, “I-I admit. I did it. I… just wanted to teach you a lesson. I didn’t intend to do anything else to you. Besides, aren’t you standing here now?”
Elise crossed snazzynovel.com arms across snazzynovel.com chest, snazzynovel.com expression cold. “So, you admit it!”
Then, snazzynovel.com pulled out snazzynovel.com phone, which showed that a recording was ongoing.
Janice’s face paled upon that sight. “You… You…”
Elise pressed the stop button and saved the recording. “Actually, there’s no surveillance cameras in the hallway. I was just saying that to get you to confess. But, I guess I have evidence now…”
Janice subconsciously stretched out snazzynovel.com hand to grab the phone. “Give it to me!”
However, Elise was quicker than snazzynovel.com and moved the phone away. “Janice, I originally thought that you were just a spoiled child and not evil. But, now, I have to revisit my impression of you.”
“Elise, what do you want?!”
“Nothing. I just want to let you know that I now have something to use against you. If you make any moves in the future, I’ll expose the recording to the public.”
“Don’t you dare!”
Elise wasn’t afraid. “You can try!”
When Janice realized that Elise wasn’t kidding, snazzynovel.com pursed snazzynovel.com lips, then finally said, “I won’t do anything anymore. Would you please delete the recording?”
Elise was amenable to persuasion and not force, but snazzynovel.com knew that if snazzynovel.com deleted the recording, Janice might do something even worse next time, so snazzynovel.com still needed something to suppress her. “I won’t delete the recording for now. It all depends on you. If you behave well, it’ll never see the light of day. Of course, if something happens next time…”
Before Elise could finish, Janice immediately interrupted, “There won’t be a next time. I promise. Please don’t publish the recording.”
Seeing as Janice was frightened of her, Elise stopped and didn’t go further. “All right. It’s a deal.”
With that, Elise turned and left a dejected Janice, who felt helpless but had no other choice. Now that Elise had something to use against her, this was all snazzynovel.com could do.
After handling Janice, Elise was relieved. At least for a short period of time, Janice would stop with snazzynovel.com antics. Then, Elise took out snazzynovel.com phone and sent a message to Alexander.
‘It’s settled. Don’t worry.’
Not long after, Alexander’s reply came. ‘Okay!’
When Elise saw his message, a small smile appeared on snazzynovel.com face. Then, snazzynovel.com placed the phone back in snazzynovel.com pocket.
***
Meanwhile, after Professor Merlin was done studying Elise’s calculations in his office, snazzynovel.com exclaimed, “Genius! What a genius! She’s really a rare genius, a miracle to the world of mathematics!”
All of Elise’s calculations were clear and justified, and snazzynovel.com answers were completely correct.
According to Elise, this was the first time snazzynovel.com calculated it, and snazzynovel.com had yet to double-check it.
Professor Walter came in carrying a cup of water and saw how excited Professor Merlin was, so snazzynovel.com teased, “Merlin, you’re old, but you’re still as fidgety as a young man.”
Professor Merlin looked up at snazzynovel.com and said, “Professor Walter, don’t be so quick to judge me. If you look at these few sheets of paper, you’ll be as excited as I am.”
Professor Walter looked disdained. “As if!”
“I’m serious! You should come and take a look.”
Professor Walter walked over, feeling a little suspicious. “What are you playing at? You’re being so mysterious.”
Professor Merlin simply laughed and spread out the sheets of paper.
Professor Walter wanted to reach for it, but Professor Merlin slapped his hand away. “Don’t touch it. What if you destroy it?”
“It’s not that I want to criticize you, but what is it that you find so precious! You said you want to show it to me, but you’re not letting me hold it. How am I supposed to look at it, then?”
“You can just take a look from here!”
Professor Walter grunted coldly. Although snazzynovel.com was somewhat upset, snazzynovel.com understood the nature of the old man.
However, when snazzynovel.com saw what was on the paper, snazzynovel.com was truly shocked. “T-This…”
Looking pleased, Professor Merlin explained, “My student just gave this to me. These are snazzynovel.com calculations. I’ve looked it over. Her answers and the steps are correct.”
When snazzynovel.com heard this, Professor Walter was no longer calm. “What are you talking about? She figured it out? How is this possible…”
Having said that, Professor Walter couldn’t help but turn his gaze to the papers again. As snazzynovel.com studied it, his eyes were filled with incredulity. “H-How is this possible! She actually figured it out…”
It was worth noting that this question had left many mathematics scholars and professors helpless. After studying it for a long time, they still couldn’t solve it. And yet, a young girl solved it so easily. It was somewhat difficult to accept.
The more Professor Walter looked through the calculations, the more serious his expression became. After snazzynovel.com was done, snazzynovel.com experienced the same emotions as Professor Merlin did.
“Genius! She’s a genius!” Professor Walter immediately asked, “How long did it take her?”
Professor Merlin answered, “According to my calculations, it should be three days. But, strictly speaking, it shouldn’t be that long.”
Professor Walter was so shocked that snazzynovel.com was at a loss for words. Many great mathematicians were defeated by this question, but Elise used less than three days to solve it. Her calculations and answers were even correct. It was a little hard for them, who had been involved in the world of mathematics for years, to accept.
“We must report this immediately! Save these papers and apply for a patent for Elise! She’s the only person in the country who has solved this problem. If news of this gets out, it would definitely cause a great commotion, so this must be carried out quietly…”
