Chapter 705

The crowd buzzed with murmurs as the news spread. "What? Ms. Ramoz didn't graduate?" "That can't be true. Rumors had it that she graduated with nearly perfect grades." "I heard she only got into Amenam University thanks to Mr. Brooks' connections. After four years, she's listed as a dropout…" Everyone knew the term "dropout" carried heavy implications, signifying either a failure to submit a thesis or to complete an internship. At Mirage Group, where even non-Amenam alumni came from prestigious institutions, a dropout would never make it through the door. It was glaringly obvious who had leveraged connections to get ahead. Clara's face burned with anger as Zion's secretaries began hauling her belongings out of her office. Her personal items were packed neatly into cardboard boxes, and displayed for all to see. Among the items were a high-end laptop, an expensive coffee machine, a refined tea set, and several bottles of costly wine—nothing related to work, except for the l