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“This plan is total garbage,” Zoe declared. “The proposed business strategy fails to outline the company’s specific development direction or articulate the core value of its technology.
“It has no specific product roadmaps or accurate asset assessment–just a vague pitch begging for venture capital. Any investor with half a brain would laugh this out of the room.”
The entire class–including Sucic–went dead silent. They couldn’t believe Zoe completely demolished what everyone thought was a perfect business proposal.
“She’s making stuff up!” someone shouted. “Please punish her, Ms. Doyle.”
“Exactly,” another chimed in. ” You clearly said there was one issue, but she completely trashed the plan, calling it worthless. That’s just too
much.”
Cheryl jumped up, fuming. “Listen, country girl do you even know what ‘investment‘ means? How dare you act like some hotshot expert, Disgusting!”
The class buzzed with irritation. They thought Zoe was clearly just showing off.
Eunice watched, saying nothing. She wasn’t being sympathetic–she was enjoying the drama, waiting to see Zoe get totally humiliated.
Just as everyone expected Sucie to tear into Zoe, she left the podium and walked straight toward Zoc.
Cheryl couldn’t help but smirk, ‘Look how intense Ms. Doyle looks–this has to be bad news for Zoc.
At that moment, everyone was thinking the same thing–Zoe was done for. They couldn’t wait to see her get kicked out–they believed she was a total embarrassment to the entire class.
Then Sucie spoke up. But the words that came out of her mouth left the entire class completely stunned.
She stared at Zoe, her voice trembling with enthusiasm, as if she’d just witnessed a once–in–a–generation genius. “Z–Zoe, you solved this problem! You’re the most brilliant business mind I’ve ever seen.”
The entire class was shocked, especially Cheryl and Eunice. ‘What the hell? Wasn’t Ms. Doyle supposed to punish Zoc? Now she’s singing her praises? This is totally not how things were supposed to go. A business genius? Zoe? No freaking way!‘
Zoe was totally unfazed, acting like Sucie wasn’t parsing her.
Sucie ignored the students‘ reactions. With unbridled excitement, she continued, “When I first saw this contract, I thought it was worthless. It didn’t stand a chance of getting any venture capital funding.
“Now, after hearing your explanation, I’m absolutely convinced this is total garbage. This company is a straight–up scam. I can’t believe I missed that. Zoc, hang on a sec.”
She turned to the class. “Anyone have a pen and paper?”
A student handed them over.
Sucie quickly scribbled a phone number and a name on the paper, then handed it to Zoe. “You’ve got insane investor potential. You might not know much about investing yet, but you’ve got the sharp instincts of a true investor.
“I’m convinced that if you join our venture capital team, you’ll become a truly exceptional investment professional. Here’s my contact info–take it”
The entire classroom was stunned into silence. After a moment, they finally snapped out of it. Then all hell broke loose.
“Wait, what?”
Did Ms. Doyle just call Zoe a genius!”
Ms. Doyle’s recommending Zoe to the venture capital world? If Zoe gets this endorsement, she’ll be huge. No way she deserves this
Tanice is way more talented Why hasn’t Me Doyle ever given her this kind of attention
“Maybe Zoe’s got some dirt on Me Doyle and is lackmailing her, someone suggested
It was easier for everyone to believe Zoe used dirty tactics than to accept that a country girl could outshine their precious Eunice. The class erupted in attacks
“Zoe, you’re such a wake. How dare you blackmail Ms. Doyler
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“What tricks did you pull to get Ms. Doyle on your side?”
“Typical country bumpkin–no skills, just drama!”
“You couldn’t hold a candle to Eunice.”
The insults grew louder. Eunice, who was being publicly compared to Zoe, felt completely humiliated. Whether Zoe had cheated or not, her insights were clearly more impressive.
Desperate to save face and maintain her status as the Evans family’s little princess, Eunice stood up. She looked at Zoe, acting like she was about to burst into tears.
“You went through my investment proposal, didn’t you?” Eunice began. “I knew something was off–my files in my room had been moved. It turns out to be you.”
Her voice didn’t sound loud, but every word landed like a bomb. Instantly, the class turned on Zoe with disgust.
Cheryl jumped in, fuming. “So that’s how you suddenly became a genius, Zoe? You stole Eunice’s business smarts to come up with that speech. You’re nothing but a low–life cheater!” ”
Seeing Cheryl play along so well, Eunice suddenly clapped her hand over her mouth and put on a hurt expression. Tears started rolling down her checks, one after another.
“Zoe, I didn’t want to bring this up, but now I see why my earrings disappeared,” Eunice said, her voice deliberately shaky. “If you liked them, you could’ve just asked. Why would you stoop to stealing?”
“Thief!”
“I can’t believe it–there’s actually a thief in our class!”
The class buzzed with discussion. Everyone seemed to buy into Eunice’s story, and even Sucie couldn’t help but feel a bit suspicious of Zoe.
Zoe’s cold laugh cut through the noise. Her icy stare fixed on Eunice as she fired back, “In the future, tech is everything. For a tech company focusing on Al, visual intelligence, and cognitive tech, the growth potential is massive.
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