âOh? Show me your graduation certificate, then,â Arielle challenged, never letting go of her smile. âKee
p in mund that Iâm asking for your graduation certificate, not your completion certificate.â
A lot of Chanaeans could get into Maxwell University, but
only the truly talented and capable ones were able to graduate from it.
That was mainly because the universityâs graduation exam was a lot more difficult than its entrance exa
m.
Calvin could clearly feel the judgmental stares from the other designers in the conference room.
Had it not been for him pretending to be a Maxwell University graduate, Kimi would most probably have
been chosen as the team leader instead.
Fearing that he would lose his job if the truth was revealed, Calvin desperately came up with an excuse
. âOf course I have a graduation certificate, but who on earth would have it on them all the time?â
Arielle nodded. âOh, right. Which batch and course were you from? Iâll give your program leader a call
to ask about it.â
Hearing that, Calvin burst out
laughing. âHuh? Program leader? You think heâs someone that any random person can just ring up like
that? Do you even know how to reach him?â
âJust answer the question.â
Arielleâs tone was so calm that it freaked Calvin out.
Is she really able to contact my program leader? Nah, sheâs probably just bluffing! I have to stay cool a
nd stand my ground!
With that in mind, Calvin took a deep breath and tried his best to maintain a calm expression. âSixteent
h batch, computer engineering.â
Nodding, Arielle began dialing a number.
Hmph! Go on, keep
pretending! Maxwell University isnât your ordinary university! You canât just ring them up like that, especi
ally when youâre a pretentious young lady!
Calvin thought to himself, only to see Arielleâs call get through a few seconds later.
âHello, Ms. Selena. Could you please contact the program leader for the computer engineering course?
I need to ask about a former student named Calvin Zeller.â
Calvin felt his heart skip a beat when he heard that.
Ms. Selena is the freaking vice president of Maxwell University! Is she trying to scare me into telling the
truth? Or does she really have Ms. Selenaâs contact
number? No, thatâs impossible! Everyone knows Ms. Selena is the freaking Sheâ
Devil! Sheâs always walking around with that angry face like sheâs about to eat you up! If I donât have h
er contact number, how could she
possibly have it? Even if that really is the vice president on the phone, thereâs no way sheâd help her ou
t after being spoken to so rudely like that! Who the hell does she think she is, anyway?
âAll right, thank you very much.â Arielle hung up the
phone after that. Staring at Calvin calmly, she informed, âYour program leader will call me in about two m
Hearing her, Calvin burst into laughter on the spot. âOkay, sure! Iâll wait for him to call, then!â
Pfft! Thereâs no way my program leader will call her!
The other designers began to question if their doubts toward Calvin were misplaced when they
saw how confident he was.
After all, he didnât exactly live up to his reputation. Had it not been for his claims about graduating from
Maxwell University, they would have only listened to Kimi, who was a lot more capable.
As such, seeing Calvin so calm and confident about Arielle checking his credentials got them
wondering if she was actually wrong about him.
Their train of thoughts was interrupted when Arielleâs phone on the table began ringing all of a sudden.