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“Neither do I,” came the reply “But whatever it is, we have to fix it Fast My entire future is on the line”

Sinized the voice of the other person in Jia li’s apartment

“Terri,” she said in shock “That’s Robert Maxwell”

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Crescent Woods Garden Apartments

Palo Alto, Ca

lifornia

1 March

Thursday, 8:05 pm local time

“Holy shit,” Terri exclai across the keyboard “This is a ga for a mole But Robert Maxwell? If he’s the insider, then he’s the kingpin, not a mole”

“But ould he sabotage his own co “Do you think the technology doesn’t work?”

“I don’t know I’”

Fro, followed by Robert’s muttered, “Where the hell is he? What could have backfired? Everything was on track—at least that’s what he said The first set of drawings were the real deal—I checked theo into production We have to beat that deadline Dammit!”

Si of a bottle that followed Robert was pouring himself a drink

“What if so?” Jia li asked