CHAPTER 59

LEGAL BATTLES

The sound of shuffling papers echoed in the silent boardroom.

Kate stood alone at the window of her office, staring out at the gray skyline, her arms folded tightly across her chest. The report in her hands trembled slightly, though her grip was firm. Her lips were pressed into a thin line, her breathing shallow.

The paper didn’t lie.

The newly developed flagship software—code-named Project Nova—had been secretly shipped to a tech distributor in China. ...