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One Minute Too Long Chapter 11
"Ethan trained us," Marcus shot back. "What does that have to do with you?"Victor shook with anger. "If I hadn't given you a platform, where would any of you have gotten opportunities?"Then he pointed toward me. "Ethan only just joined that new company. For all you know, he won't even pass probation. If you blindly quit and follow him, aren't you afraid you'll all end up unemployed?"I answered before anyone else could. "You don't need to worry about that. I'm not just an employee at Vantage AI, I hold equity in it. And I guarantee that anyone who comes with me will earn more than they do here."That removed the last hesitation. My team was decided.Victor stared at us as if we'd personally betrayed him. "Idiots. All of you are going to regret this."Jason smiled at me. "Ethan. Can I come too? I'd work for free."I laughed. "Of course."So I left with the core data and the engineers who chose to come with me.At Vantage, we moved fast. We already understood the architecture,
One Minute Too Long Chapter 10
I'd known all along that he wouldn't apologize."Then there's nothing else to discuss."I turned toward Victor, having originally hoped we could leave it clean. Instead his face darkened."When did you become this selfish, Ethan? You know how important this model is to the company. And you're refusing to help because of something this small?"He grew more agitated as he spoke. "When you joined us, what did you tell me? You said that no matter what happened, you'd help me. Now the company is in trouble and you're walking away."Some things are so absurd that all you can do is laugh."Victor. If you remember what I promised, then you should remember what you promised me too. You didn't keep your word. So why am I the only one who has to keep mine?"His expression hardened. "This is different. We're dealing with an emergency." Then impatience entered his voice. "At the end of the day, you think the money isn't enough. How much do you want? Just say it."I sighed. Even now, he stil
One Minute Too Long Chapter 9
Derek stared at me. "If you don't want to come back, why are you here?""That's none of your business."Then something seemed to click for him, and he smiled. "I get it. You're still angry about the project bonus."He made a show of generosity. "Fine. I'll restore the full $200,000. Come back today, same position as before. How's that?"He said it as though he were granting me an incredible favor.I didn't react. "You think I resigned because of money?""What else?" His patience vanished almost immediately. "Everybody works for money. I'm giving the bonus back. Don't push your luck."I laughed. The bonus had been part of it, but the bigger reason I left was Victor's attitude. Derek was arrogant; Victor had enabled him. And even now, Victor hadn't spoken a word of it himself.I looked toward him. "Victor. Is that how you see this too?"Victor didn't answer directly. "Ethan, I never wanted you to leave. You were the one who insisted. Let's both take a step back. If you think the
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I blinked. "You know me?""Of course I know you." The consultant suddenly looked excited. "We went to the same university. When I was a freshman, you were already a senior."He smiled despite the disaster around us. "People in our department talked about you all the time. I always wanted to meet you and never got the chance."Then he looked at the broken model. "Did they call you in to repair this too?"I shook my head. "I built it. I left this company recently."Jason Brooks went still, and then understanding spread across his face. He looked at Derek and laughed."You really don't know what you threw away, do you? Do you have any idea how strong Ethan Shaw is in this field? Companies have been trying to recruit him for years."Then he pointed toward the screen. "I'll tell you plainly. Nobody but him is fixing this mess."Derek looked like he might faint. There was only one option left, and it was to ask me.He glanced toward Victor. "Looks like we have to bring Ethan back."
One Minute Too Long Chapter 7
At that point Helix was almost destroyed.I watched Derek stare at the corrupted system. Now all that was left was for him to live with what he'd done.My former teammates looked devastated. "That's it. Months of work, gone. Derek doesn't understand AI, then he brings in some so-called expert who makes everything worse."I looked at them. "Relax. I'm here."Half an hour later, the model crashed completely.Derek exploded. "You told me you were good at this! You can't fix one problem?"The consultant's expression hardened. "I can solve normal problems. This isn't normal. Without the original architect, I don't think anyone can repair it properly."Derek's face darkened. "That's convenient to say now. You took our money. If you can't solve it, return the fee."The consultant laughed. "Did you forget the contract? I told you clearly I couldn't guarantee a fix. You agreed. I'm not refunding anything."Derek started to argue, and Victor stormed into the room."Derek!" He was livid
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He told me Derek had hired an outside AI specialist to repair Helix.Marcus sounded worried. "I'm afraid the guy isn't reliable. If he doesn't understand the architecture, he could make things worse. Everyone's been working for months, and we're all waiting on that project bonus."I leaned back. "Nobody but me can properly fix that bug." Then I added, "Don't worry. You've all worked too hard for me to watch your effort disappear. I'll come by tomorrow."The next morning I returned to my old office. Derek and the consultant were already working on the model, and when Derek saw me, surprise flashed across his face before he smirked."Well, look who came back. Our former technical lead. What happened? Couldn't find a job outside?"He looked pleased with himself. "I was going to give you another chance, but now we have someone better than you. So I really don't see much value in bringing you back."I started to speak. He cut me off."Still, since you worked here for years, I could b
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