“Aye.”
Gibson began almost without taking breath. “It was the Board of Director’s fault. They cut my pension by fifty percent! I have three exes who demand alimony, and I’m getting married again in four months. That old relic was manna from heaven. Patenting that thing and selling it to the defence contractors will solve all my problems.”
“So the other directors knew nothing about all of this? And R&D? You...outsourced, didn’t you?” Tom was all professional journalist.
“They knew nothing. They lacked vision. I didn’t need their approval. I financed it all myself.”
Tom didn’t ask how. “So you’re the kingpin?”
“MacKenzie, I’m always the kingpin. You should never have crossed me.”
Gibson’s arrogance was absolute. He believed he was totally untouchable. Now, Melissa knew why Tom had brou
