Stolen Code, Broken Heart, Fierce Comeback

oon as the delivery driver was gone, I got to work. It took me less than ten minutes to retrieve the small, black

ith the power and the platform to make the truth mat

was a man of principle. I remembered years ago, at an industry dinner, he had been the only one to publicly question Ethan about the technical specifics of 'Prometheus' . E

father in his study, the c

eet with Mark Jen

shark, Scarlett. A brilliant one, but a shark

artner. Ethan' s IPO threatens Mark' s market share. EvolveAI is

s email, traced back to a secure server I knew he used. It simply said, "I know what he did. When you' re ready to fight back, I' ll be here." I wasn' t

e, seeing the steel in m

' ll arrange the meeting.

at my back. It gave me the st

minimalist space that overlooked the bay. I went through the code on the hard drive, met

up of tea. She had been with my family for over twenty

are working too hard," she said, her voice full of concern. "You

echo; Maria used to care for me like this

I said, turning back to

I was alone, but not lonely. I was fueled by a purpose

downtown to meet with one of my anonymous security clien

Hayes and Ethan Vance p

ep up with him. He' s a genius, a vision

us of his success. It' s a shame

g for years. Maria would have been furious, would have marched over and defend

ore satisfying it would be to watch it all come crashing down. Their whispers were just ba

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