Chapter 9 - The Flaw in the Code
Maya held up a small, crystal USB drive.
“When I designed the neural interface for Vance Dynamics, I built a zero-day kill switch inside the foundational core. If my neural signature was ever disconnected from the main server for more than three years without my authorization, the entire patent portfolio automatically reverts to my personal entity: Apex Neural.”
The room gasped. The board members immediately pulled away from Richard Vance as if he were carrying a contagious disease.
“That means...” a senior investor calculated aloud, “every medical device, every surgical robot, and every prosthetic sold by Vance Dynamics for the last thirty-six months was an illegal patent violation.”
“The damages amount to four point two billion dollars,” Maya stated calmly. “More than the total value of your entire estate, Richard. Effective tonight, your mansion, your yachts, your luxury cars, and this very ballroom belong to my foundation.”
Richard collapsed to his knees right there on the polished marble floor, holding his head in his hands as tears of ruined ambition streamed down his face.
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Victoria stared at her father in total disbelief, her entire world shattering into pieces within ten minutes.
👉 Read PART 10 to see how Victoria tries one final, desperate move!
