CHAPTER 3Mary Allison Gregory, otherwise known as Maggie, sat in her home office on the thirteenth floor of the corporate office building she owned. It was where she had run her technology company, Gregory Portal Provider, for several years. She had long admired the beautiful building and dreamed of one day living in a penthouse at the very top. Years ago, she had persuaded the building’s owners to sell the building to her and paid them a handsome premium to do so. Then she converted the entire thirteenth floor to a luxury condominium. She knew some people were superstitious about a thirteenth floor, but she secretly liked that it added to the mystique of her so-called celebrity status.
Maggie was like the Bill Gates of Internet streaming services. Her company, Gregory Portal Provider, ha
