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Chapter 688
Chapter 688:
Grayson was a predator, and he could smell blood in the water. He knew with absolute certainty that this project was a fabrication. InnoTech’s R&D team had been gutted weeks ago. Belle was attempting to secure a massive cash injection to cover her remaining embezzlement tracks and artificially inflate her own value.
It was a scam.
But as Grayson looked at Belle, a dark and brilliant strategy assembled itself in his mind.
Isolde was slipping away, building her own power base with DARPA. He needed a weapon to counter her — a puppet he could control completely. Belle was greedy, desperate, and not particularly clever. She was the perfect instrument.
𝗧𝗁е bes𝘁 𝗋𝗲𝘢𝖽𝗂𝘯𝗀 𝖾x𝗽е𝗋i𝗲𝗇𝗰е 𝗈𝘯
Grayson raised his hand. The boardroom fell silent at once.
He tapped his index finger against the glass table. Once. Twice. Three times.
Then he stopped.
“SkyLine will approve the thirty-million-dollar seed round,” Grayson announced, his voice carrying the smooth, absolute authority of a man accustomed to deciding the fates of others.
A collective gasp moved through the room. The conservative directors stared at him in disbelief.
Belle’s face ignited with explosive joy. She practically vibrated with triumph, shooting a glance at Daron, who responded with a smug, victorious smirk.
“However,” Grayson continued, his voice dropping a full octave and turning cold and metallic.
The smiles on Belle and Daron’s faces froze.
“The capital will not be released in a lump sum,” Grayson stated, locking eyes with Belle. “It will be disbursed in three tranches of ten million dollars each. Before every payout, InnoTech must submit their core source code to an independent third-party technical audit chosen by SkyLine p>
Grayson leaned forward and steepled his fingers.
“If the code fails the audit, or if InnoTech misses a delivery deadline by a single hour, SkyLine reserves the right to immediately withdraw all funding. Furthermore, InnoTech will be liable under a double-penalty breach of contract clause — sixty million dollars, payable immediately p>
The air in the boardroom turned to ice.
It was a financial guillotine.
Belle’s triumphant smile dissolved. Her stomach dropped. She had no code. She could not pass an independent audit, and she knew it.
“Grayson, that is… that is highly unusual,” Belle stammered, her voice unsteady. “The development process requires flexibility p>
“Those are the terms,” Grayson said coldly. He slid a thick legal contract across the glass table toward her. “Sign it, or walk away with nothing p>
Belle stared at the contract. The pages looked like a death warrant. But she had no choice. If she walked out without funding, InnoTech would collapse by Friday.
With a trembling hand, she picked up a pen and signed her name on the dotted line.
The meeting adjourned. The directors filed out, whispering furiously among themselves.
Grayson walked back to his office. Silas followed closely, looking deeply confused. The doors clicked shut behind them.
“Sir,” Silas asked quietly. “Why did you approve that? You know InnoTech cannot deliver that technology p>
Grayson walked to the window and looked down at the city below. A cold, calculating smile touched the corners of his mouth.