Chapter 129: You're Going to Lose
(Seraphina's POV)
Owen Croft suddenly looked up from his workstation, his face pale with guilt. "There's something I have to tell you."
The workshop fell silent. Lucian and Sloane turned toward him with desperate hope in their eyes.
"Representatives from Volkov Dynamics came to me three days ago," Owen said quietly. "They offered me two million upfront and triple my current salary."
My blood ran cold. "What did you tell them?"
"I refused, of course. But..." He swallowed hard. "I think the others didn't."
Sloane's face crumpled. "You mean they were bought?"
"The timing is too convenient," Owen continued. "Six people vanishing overnight, right before the hearing? They must have taken all our development data with them."
Lucian slammed his f
