Mr. Davies guided me through the Sterling Tower lobby. Employees kept their voices low, and the usual rush of footsteps had disappeared. Revoking my patents had stopped work on several floors.
We took the private elevator to the top. Liam waited alone in the boardroom at the head of the mahogany table.
"Jade. I knew you'd see reason."
One document lay on the polished surface: the patent transfer carrying my stolen signature.
"Sign it, and we can undo the damage you caused."
Mr. Davies led me to the table. Liam pulled out a chair and placed the pen where my right hand would find it.
My fingertips met the paper. I let them stop there. "Before I sign, I have one condition."
Liam laughed once. "You don't get conditions."
"The contract gives you my foundational algorithms. I need to kno
