Semua Bab Kicking Him to the Curb: Bab 731 - Bab 740

Aspen raised an eyebrow, puzzled. Nonetheless, with the meeting starting, she set aside her questions for later. Louis clapped his hands, redirecting everyone's attention to him. "Since Aetheris Group is officially interested, this is the perfect time for a three-party alliance."Gregory nodded in agreement. "We're familiar with Richard's tactics. Fighting alone won't work, but united, we have a chance."The projector in the center of the conference room lit up as the three parties immediately began drafting a joint agreement. Aren handled the patent share-lock clauses, Aspen led discussions on investment and equity ratios, while Louis focused on distributing decision-making authority."Any technology transfer must have unanimous approval from all three parties. No unilateral operations allowed," Aren said as he highlighted the key points in the document. Gregory pushed his tablet toward the group. "Aetheris Group's achievements in quantum encryption are sufficient to ensure c

"I only believe in facts," Aspen said as she opened her folder and pulled out a stack of documents. She continued, "These materials are evidence I collected during my trip about Richard's acquisitions of other companies, and," she paused, her gaze sharp as a blade, "proof of the 50 million dollars in company funds you and Zac secretly transferred. Compared to the money you and Zac embezzled, some people think ten years ahead."After the meeting ended, the board unanimously voted to temporarily revoke all of Colin's authority. Colin's face turned ashen, and as company security escorted him from the conference room, he still turned back defiantly to glare at Aspen. "You'll regret this!"Gwyneth burst out from a side door, blocking Aspen's path with tears in her eyes. "How could you treat Colin this way? You were family once. Do you hate seeing him succeed so much that you'd strip him of everything?""Family?" Aspen scoffed. Pain flickered in her eyes as she said, "You two drove So

"That's why you're coming with me," Aspen said. Then, she paused in surprise at her own words before awkwardly adding, "For the sake of the company."Aren raised an eyebrow. "All right, then. We leave in three hours." As he picked up his phone, he said, "Tell the tech department to prep the live stream setup. I'll go handle the flight arrangements.""Make sure to contact Gregory at Aetheris Group," Aspen reminded him while her fingers flew across her tablet. "The more credible institutions we have backing us, the better. And get a report on Richard's recent trades.""Already working on it," Aren replied as he held up his phone. "If he's shorting Fuller Group stock on a large scale, we'll have all the proof we need to expose his scheme to the world.""Perfect!" Aspen stood up abruptly, but her legs gave way. Aren caught her immediately. "You should eat something first. Even warriors need to fuel up before battle."Aspen unusually didn't argue, allowing Aren to support her as th

Deep into the night, the attacks grew even more intense. Aren faced wave after wave of attempts, his eyes bloodshot from exhaustion. Even so, he remained focused on building counterattack programs. After battling through the entire night, dawn was breaking on the horizon.Aspen and Aren sat exhausted by the desk, sharing sandwiches that Riley had brought, but they had long since gone cold. "Desperate gamblers are always the most dangerous ones," Aren muttered, glancing at the softening sky. "Fortunately, everyone stood by your side." Then, he shifted the conversation. "Do you remember back in college? I almost told you I liked you, but then I heard you tell some guy chasing after you that a programmer's hands shouldn't be writing love letters—they should be writing code.'"Aspen paused mid-bite, caught off guard, her expression flickering for just a second.Aren continued, "These hands of mine typed a lot of code for you tonight." Aspen set down her sandwich and wiped the co

"Board members, I'm Louis Westbrook, chief security officer at Greenlight Technology," Louis introduced himself as he opened the projector.The screen immediately displayed a series of complex codes and data streams, and he said, "This is the attack log analysis our tech team compiled overnight."He clicked the remote, and the screen switched to a world map marked with dozens of flashing red dots. He explained, "These red dots represent attack source IPs, distributed across seventeen countries worldwide. They appear scattered but are actually centrally controlled by one core server." He zoomed in on one of the nodes. "Interestingly, this core server happens to be located within an industrial park owned by Mr. Pemberton."The conference room buzzed with commotion as several board members exchanged shocked glances. Richard immediately countered, "Anyone can use a VPN to fake IP addresses. This hardly counts as evidence!" Louis nodded. "True enough... but the traces left by attac