Just as Matthew had said, they slept as usual that night, and he disappeared the next morning.
Soon, it was time to hand in her coursework. Since Matthew didn't allow her to take pictures of him and Erica didn't have any other friends in
Alorith, she decided to ask Hyatt to be her model.
It took her just a few minutes to finish the photography side of things, but she spent a good few hours editing them on Photoshop.
Erica retouched the photos for three hours before sending them to her monitor's e-mail address with satisfaction.
In the afternoon class, the professor selected ten outstanding works and showed them on the big screen, two of which were the pictures of
Hyatt taken by Erica.
However, the signature under the photos was not Erica's, but someone else's name.
Before the final analysis of the outstanding works, Professor Faulkner looked at more than one hundred students from the stage and said,
“These pictures on the screen are excellent pieces of work, but before appreciating them, I have to criticize a few students among you. The first one is Tommy Richards. This student handed in a very perfunctory photo of character, and he didn't even know how to find the right angle."
With a single click, the professor showed Tommy's work on the screen.
His model was a male classmate and indeed, the picture showed no impressive techniques of photography at all.
After criticizing several students in succession, Professor Faulkner's eyes fell on Erica.
"The last one is a student with the surname
Leonard. For her assignment, this person submitted photos of the superstar, Aaron, conducting some kind of business. Not only has this student completely disregarded the standards of our esteemed establishment: her teachers and classmates, to be very honest, but she is also in violation of the law for using Aaron's picture without his consent. Having considered the fact that this was her first mistake, I won't hold her legally accountable for her actions, but I hope that this student will respect this chance. Don't make such a mistake again in the future!"
The professor then opened a folder, containing high resolution photos of Aaron which was taken when he was advertising milk for a company.
The professor was a well-known photographer in Alorith. He knew well about Erica's background, but as a teacher, he had to be responsible for her. Since he didn't want her to face any trouble, he deliberately kept her first name a secret, mentioning only her last.
Erica, however, wasn't one to go down without a fight!
Just as the professor was about to move on to the next work, she stood up from her seat and yelled, "Please wait, Professor Faulkner!"
Everyone's eyes fell on Erica. Everyone heard the girl's next words, loud and clear.
"This is not my work. The third and eighth pictures on the big screen are the ones I've handed in."
Countless whispers filled the classroom, as all the students exchanged rude remarks about Erica for handing in Aaron's photos
“So the professor was actually talking about Erica. How could she do that?"
“She is the wife of a CEO. Do you think she comes here for studies? She is just here to experience the ordinary life.”
“I pity Mr. Matthew for having to be married to such a troublemaker!"