Chapter 8

I trusted him so much,

and he uses the spare keycard I gave him to steal my source code!

Watching him walk out on the security feed, I pick up my phone with a cold smile.

I was going to let him walk away with some dignity,

but he had to play a corporate spy.

Now I’ll just put him behind the bars in a federal prison.

I open the tracking app on my phone.

The red dot is moving fast.

He’s heading straight for Coleman Capital—another VC giant on Wall Street..

I follow the GPS tracking all the way to their top-floor boardroom.

Perks of being a Sterling — the lobby security recognized my name and waved me through the private elevator.

As soon as I push the door open, I spot Leo.

He has his arms around that woman from the footage, while lounging in the head seat with his legs crossed.

"Mr. Coleman, take a look at the technical architecture. Perfect, isn't it?"

Leo is bragging arrogantly, swirling a glass of champagne.

"Honestly, if not for my engagement with Isabella and our merging plan, I’d never share core tech of this caliber."

“So, do we have a deal?”

Across the table, the investment tycoon — Isabella’s father — looks hesitant as he reviews the technical transfer letter of intent.

"Leo, the tech is revolutionary, I’ll give you that."

"But regarding the source code ownership... Your signature alone isn’t enough.

Compliance dictates that a transaction of this scale requires two items:

The original patent certificates and written consent from all co-founders."