A month later, receivers were dismantling Pendelton Tech. Chloe tried to reach a non-extradition country and made it as far as Miami. Police caught her there and froze the stolen funds.
Receivers picked through the company while the news cycle moved on.
I returned to the Apex Group under my own name and took the public role I had avoided for five years.
There was no quiet desk behind another founder anymore. My calendar filled with board meetings, investor calls, and decisions that went out under Serena Vance.
One rainy night, my black Rolls-Royce stopped outside Apex Tower. A man was waiting near the entrance.
Arthur's hair was plastered to his head, and rain had ruined his designer suit. When my driver opened the door, Arthur got up and blocked my path.
He looked thinner than he ha
