Chapter 6 New beginning
698 Words
John my assistant, looked uneasy. She is building something quietly her own company AC Dynamic, the company filled a development permit for lithium storage facility and iIntelligence robotic for manufacturing products
She is planning a launch, Rafael said he sat back contemplating haha she is not trying to fight me in public she trying blindside me in the market
John hesitated. Should I send people to stop her Rafael leaned forward in a deep thoughts why lithium she hold a degree in theater Act, not yet let her think that she is safe
She want to beat me at her own game let her build send people to keep an eye on her and send her a little gift from me make it special
Go and present an investor to put fund on her project and get as much share as e can and buy out other investor if possible let her build her board of investor I’ll be the one holding all the pieces
I know I will not be welcome so I sent flowers and congratulate her.Alina to have a dedicated and intellectual team will be difficult, people are look for easy job and a huge salary Elena take it easy on your heath I believe people with Troop in this company in search of job
Why don’t we go college to seek for students that are interested in Al, that a brilliant ideas, catch them young but they will sign a exclusive contract that after they graduate they will work with us
Alina Cortez stood in the center of the newly transformed warehouse, now gleaming with innovation and ambition. Glass partitions divided labs and offices, LED panels lit the once-dim space, and her company name, AC Dynamics, pulsed on a digital display across the back wall.
Her heartbeat matched its rhythm fast, steady, and driven by something deeper than pride.
This is it,Elena said beside her, adjusting her glasses. The prototype is ready. The team is ready. Are you ready?
Alina looked over the bustling floor engineers running tests, designers tweaking visuals for the pitch deck, marketers lining up their talking points.
I was born ready,she whispered, then exhaled.
This was more than a business
This is a resurrection
There was a government project developing lithium cell in action and Her company was shortlisted
By noon, the pitch had begun. A virtual room of twenty investors watched her presentation on their screens. Alina stood alone, her voice clear, confident, and unapologetically sharp.
AC Dynamics isn’t about inheriting a legacy, she said. It’s about disrupting one. We don’t sell tradition,we sell transformation. And what we’ve created will change the way this country stores and uses energy.
She stepped aside as a video simulation rolled out, their new lithium cell in action, outperforming every competitor in weight, cost, and scalability.
The investors began nodding.
Elena sent her a discreet thumbs-up from the back.
Alina didn’t smile. Not yet.
Then her screen glitched.
Just for a second.
A flicker. A shift. A sudden power lag.
What this? one investor said as the video cut to black.
Alina froze.
Elena, she whispered.
Elena was already moving. She ran to the server cabinet, pulling back a panel. Someone’s accessed our internal stream. It’s encrypted. This isn’t a crash. It’s a hack.
Alina felt her blood run cold.
The screen blinked back to life this time, displaying a sleek black background.
And a message:
“Your move failed. Try again.R.D.
Gasps rippled across the investor call.
Someone laughed nervously. Was that part of the pitch? Alina forced a smile.
No,she said calmly. It was a warning. And I’m glad you all saw it.
She turned, facing the camera directly.
Because in this industry, we don’t just compete. We survive attacks. We adapt. And when someone tries to knock us down
She hit a button, revealing a backup system already running the pitch simulation from a separate, secure cloud.
We get back up. Better, stronger, and more protected.
The pitch resumed. And this time, no one interrupted.
When it ended, half the investors confirmed their interest. The others requested follow ups.
It wasn’t perfect. But it was real. And it was hers.
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