Professor Cruz was a senior professor at the local medical university, responsible for teaching students in their sophomore year and above.

With only three lectures a month and sometimes even fewer, his classes were always packed to capacity. The reason?

His teaching quality was unmatched. Every student he mentored personally had gone on to achieve great things. Most earned doctorates, while the "least accomplished" held master's degrees.

If Professor Zeller was considered one pillar of the medical world, then Professor Cruz was undoubtedly the other.

The two were strikingly different in one key way.

While Professor Zeller was known for wielding influence and had even founded the prestigious "Tree of Life Association" to gather top talent in the field, Professor Cruz preferred a more carefree life. He was elusive, often absent even to the students he directly mentored. Securing a spot in one of his classes was nearly impossible. It was a rare opportunity not to be missed.

Yet Wilfred said casually, "I got you a seat as a guest in his class. It's this week."

"Really?"

With patience,

be able to help with

do much about Karina's paper. He was already blacklisted by the Association, a fact he didn't particularly care about. But Professor Cruz was a different story. It was well-known that he and Professor Zeller were not only acquainted but

that Professor Cruz could mediate on Karina's behalf or suggest another approach to

same mess he had caught up in the Association's

news to notice the

rejection of her paper felt insignificant. She eagerly looked forward to Wednesday,

Finally, the day arrived.

green trees that shaded the pathways. Nearby, the sports field echoed with laughter, while students, vibrant with

campus air, Karina felt as though she had been transported back in time, shedding a few years off her shoulders.

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