Chapter 1015
“Bianca!” Isabella snapped, cutting her off before she could expose the fact that Isabella was basically a charity case relying on the Doyle family’s wealth.
Forced to intervene, Isabella turned to Serena, plastering on a diplomatic smile. “Serena, please, have some mercy. We’re all students of Marington College. We’re here to represent our school. We should be united against the other universities and bring glory to our campus, not fighting each other p>
The sheer audacity of the speech made Serena laugh.
She shook her head, a cold, mocking glint in her eyes. “So it’s fine when you burn our house down, but it’s a crime when I light a match? Your double standards are spectacular p>
Isabella choked on her words, completely humiliated.
Lydia Brooks wasn’t about to let her captain fight this battle alone.
Especially not after the Doyle family had tried to ruin them earlier that morning. She stepped forward, hands on her hips, and glared fiercely at Isabella and Bianca. “You spent the last hour screaming that we were hackers, rule-breakers, and frauds, when you were the ones rigging the game! We just gave you a taste of your own medicine p>
“You tried to play dirty, and our captain humiliated you. Deal with it p>
“And don’t try to guilt-trip us about school unity now. Where was that unity when you were planting a virus on our drives p>
She dramatically rolled her eyes at the two girls, reveling in their complete defeat. Bianca shook with rage, her eyes practically bloodshot.
Over at the judges’ table, the officials who had been paid off by the Doyle family sat in sweating silence.
The data was displayed on a massive screen for the world to see; there was no way to cover it up.
With the audience screaming for blood, the committee had to act before a full-scale riot broke out.
Several executives stood up, looking grim.
“This is a severe violation p>
Official Barrett pointed a furious finger at Bianca, his face tight with anger. “Maliciously planting a virus destroys the fundamental integrity of this gauntlet According to the rules, The Dreamscape Initiative is officially disqualified. We will issue a public condemnation, and every member is banned from this competition for life p>
The color vanished from the faces of the other Dreamscape members.
“No! You can’t ban us!” one of the
teammates pleaded, shaking hisset
head frantically We di
anything about this! We had
know.
idea!”.
They stared at Bianca with pure hatred.
She had dragged them into her petty vendetta and destroyed their futures.
A lifetime ban from a premier international gauntlet was a permanent stain on their records.
Their chances of landing elite corporate jobs or government positions were completely ruined. For prodigies who had worked their entire lives for this, it was a death sentence.