Rich Kid Stole My Thesis, But My Code Had A Secret Death Trap!

The Accusation

The air in the grand auditorium was thick with anticipation. Sunlight streamed through the high arched windows of the Ivy League university, illuminating the tiered oak seating. Liam, a 20-year-old scholarship student, stood at the podium, his thrifted navy blazer feeling foreign under the harsh stage lights. He clutched a stark red folder – an 'EXPULSION NOTICE'. Beside him, Dean Caldwell, a man whose academic robes seemed to radiate arrogance, stood with Preston, the 21-year-old Senator's son, radiating an almost palpable sense of entitlement in his cream cable-knit sweater.