History Repeating Itself

"Professor Ashton, you called for me?" Zaria Smith poked her head inside the office room of Reed Ashton.

"Yes, I was hoping for us to have a cup of tea together, Miss. Smith." Reed Ashton invited her to sit and stared at his student who had never let him down, but this time he was disappointed in her.

He had not anticipated that this student of his would choose to forfeit this way.

"Professor, you do not have to beat around the bush." She exhaled a breath as she had already read the expressions on his face.

"Then, explain why you chose to stay behind and damage your own design?" He was certain that she would surpass all and win if it were not for her own doing because there was no way someone could tamper with the jewellery models under the watch of a CCTV camera. Only she could be this brave.

"It isn't completely damaged, it broke. Just a little damage to the chain accidentally I guess when I was giving it a final touch?"