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At 6:00 a.m. on the 8th, I woke Milo.He sat up and rubbed his eyes. "Dad, aren't we going to the party today?""We're going somewhere else first."I helped him into his jacket and tucked his inhaler into the side pocket of his backpack.I had already handed our luggage over to the driver August had arranged the night before.I carried only one document case. Inside were the complete experimental data, the source code, and three volumes of original records.Milo followed me to the door and spotted the gift box on the table. "Is that for Mom?""In a way."The box contained four documents. The first was a copy of the lawsuit over patent ownership and infringement. The second was the forensic examination report on the forged agreement. The third was the divorce petition my lawyer had filed on my behalf. The last was the offer letter from the research institute.I placed a printed copy of our train itinerary on top of the documents.Attached to the outside of the box was the fami
She Called Me the Driver Chapter 13
"That slap was for the money you stole from the company."She slapped him again. "And that one was for Micah's patent."Gabriel grabbed her wrist. "Katherine, don't forget who told me to draw up that agreement."She wrenched her hand free. "What did you just say?""The property agreement. Your mother said Micah had no income, so he'd be the one most likely to fight for custody in a divorce. You agreed with her."The color drained from Katherine's face. "I agreed to a property arrangement. Who told you to add the custody waiver?""What's the difference?" Gabriel raised his voice. "You were afraid he'd take the kid, and you didn't want him anywhere near the company. One document took care of both problems. It was the simplest solution. Don't act so innocent now."Katherine snatched the folder off the table and hurled it at him. Papers scattered at his feet."Get out. Leave your company access card and the lab key!" she shouted.Gabriel looked at her, then at me. "You think kicki
She Called Me the Driver Chapter 12
The next morning, Gabriel let himself into my house with a spare key.Katherine and I were in the living room when he stormed in and slammed his phone onto the coffee table. "The industry association suspended my expert credentials. The investors are demanding a full audit of the R&D accounts. Was this your doing?"Katherine picked up the phone. A risk investigation notice filled the screen. She scrolled down to the list of attachments, spotted the overseas transfer records, and looked up at him."Where did this 1,080,000 go?" she asked.Gabriel reached for the phone. "Normal company expenses. We hired an overseas team for technical consulting.""Which team?" she pressed."That's covered by a business confidentiality clause."Katherine opened her work laptop. "You submitted the payment request, and I approved it. The deliverable checklist specifies 12 technical reports. Where are they?""On the company server," he replied."I just checked. They're not there."Gabriel turned t
She Called Me the Driver Chapter 11
Six days before the 8th, Nera invited me to the company. She closed the meeting room door and personally poured me a cup of coffee. A share transfer agreement lay on the table."Kate says you still haven't let this go. I've thought about it for the past few days, and I realize an apology alone isn't enough." Nera slid the agreement toward me. "10% of the company, transferred into your name. Once the party on the 8th is over, we'll finalize the paperwork."I flipped to the page that listed the asset valuation.The company was valued at 80,000,000 dollars, based on its last funding round. With the new product yet to enter mass production and ownership of the patent still in dispute, the actual value of that ten percent depended entirely on the outcome of the lawsuit."Why wait until after the 8th?" I asked.Nera picked up her cup. "You're family. We should clear the air at the party first, then handle the equity transfer. That way, everything will be done properly and out in the ope
She Called Me the Driver Chapter 10
I nodded. "Yes.""You're not worried Katherine will come after you the moment she gets the notice?" George asked."That's exactly what I want. I want her to receive it at that moment."George studied me for a few seconds before writing the time on the service confirmation form. Then he handed me another document. "The custody materials are complete too. She's repeatedly left the child in his grandmother's care or with a man who has no family relationship to him, often for extended periods."You've been the primary caregiver. School records, medical records, and daily expenses all support that."And forging the custody waiver only weakens her case further."I signed the form and slipped the documents into my bag.…After leaving the law office, I headed to the evidence preservation center on the east side of the city.The staff retrieved the corporate backup data I had requested for restoration.When Katherine first started the company, I had built the entire R&D system myself
She Called Me the Driver Chapter 9
Ten days before the party, Katherine took me to have a suit custom-made.She reserved the store's VIP room exclusively for us. The staff brought over two cups of coffee and asked Katherine what style she preferred.No one bothered to ask for my opinion.Katherine flipped through the fabric catalog. "Dark gray, something simple. He doesn't usually wear formal clothes, so there's no need for anything too flashy."The sales assistant approached with a tape measure to take my measurements. When she noticed that the cuffs of my jacket had faded from repeated washing, her attitude cooled considerably."What does the gentleman do for work?" she asked."He takes care of the household," Katherine answered for me.The sales assistant immediately smiled. "Ms. Sommer, you're a lucky woman. Not many men these days are willing to support their wives' careers like that."She said the word "support" lightly, almost dismissively. She had probably already decided I was unemployed and lived entir
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