The room fell silent.
Evelyn stared at the document resting in her hands as though it belonged to someone else. The NovaGene founder's seal gleamed faintly under the library lights, untouched for years until this moment.
She looked from the document to Harrison.
"There has to be some mistake."
"There isn't," Harrison replied.
"I never agreed to this."
"You did."
She frowned.
"I would remember signing something like this."
Harrison's expression softened.
"You signed it before everything changed."
Amelia lowered her eyes.
"You were twenty-three."
Evelyn slowly sat down.
"I was twenty-three..."
"...and I built a company I barely remember."
No one answered.
Damien finally broke the silence.
"The emergency clause was never meant to be used."
"Then why include it?" Evelyn aske
