Chapter 299
As for the other two core visionaries, they had already been absorbed into Apex Tech. There was no way they’d abandon a titan like Apex to gamble on a fledgling startup.
In her previous life, Apex Tech wouldn’t begin developing their own smartphone OS for another three years.
They had spent a grueling decade compressing thirty years of Western technological advancement to finally achieve a fully autonomous, sovereign operating system.
It wasn’t that Mira hadn’t considered partnering with Apex Tech, but as of right now, her operation was a drop in the bucket. A behemoth like Apex wouldn’t even give them the time of day.
“How exactly do you know these specific people are going to be top-tier tech pioneers p>
Owen asked, his brows knitting together in suspicion.
“I dug them up through Master Ellis’s intelligence network p>
Mira noticed him staring at her intensely. “You don’t believe me p>
“Our mentor plays favorites way too much p>
Master Ellis handed Mira everything on a silver platter. They were both his students, so why hadn’t Owen ever received this kind of VIP treatment?
Just saying it out loud made Owen slightly bitter.
He was genuinely a little jealous.
“Well, you’re the tough, reliable guy. You’re tall, intimidating, and a lethal fighter. Of course he doesn’t worry about you.
And I’m just a fragile girl. It’s perfectly natural for him to dote on me a bit more p>
Sometimes, her lethal partner acted like a petulant child.
“Kiss-ass. That ‘old man’ just turned forty p>
Mira rolled her eyes.
*I’d love to see you say that to his face,* she thought.
But she kept her mouth shut. She needed a favor from him right now, after all.
“Also, hire a top-tier headhunting firm. We need to lure in elite talent from overseas with massive paychecks p>
When it came to network and software architecture, there was no denying that foreign tech was currently lightyears ahead.
Once they finalized the roadmap, the exhaustion finally hit Mira.
She had originally planned to visit a specific contact that afternoon at the address
Master Ellis provided, but it would have to wait for another day.
Back in her hotel suite, Mira took a hot shower and collapsed onto the bed.
But it was only eight o’clock. Her internal clock was entirely out of sync, and sleep eluded her, so she dialed Rachel’s number.
“Rachel, is everything okay at home p>
“Everything’s perfect, sweetheart. Don’t you worry. With Zane watching the house, it’s completely safe.
Just make sure you take care of yourself out there. Eat your meals on time p>
Rachel launched into her usual motherly nagging until Mira gently cut her off.
“I know, I know. I’ve got it covered.
You take care of me every single day, and it’s exhausting work. Take this time while we’re gone to really rest and pamper yourself.
But remember, whenever you step outside, you must take Zane with you. Our enemies have no bottom line; they’ll try anything p>
“I know, sweetheart. You just make sure you stay safe too p>
Meanwhile, in Owen’s suite.
“Did you find out? Who orchestrated the sabotage campaign against EcoRide p>
“We have the full report, Boss.
It was Warren Yates, Lawrence Lance’s cousin. He was acting on direct orders from Lawrence p>
The man standing respectfully in
front of Qwen, addressing him as
‘Boss,’ was none other than the
estate Julia Vance CEO of
legendary titan of Aethelgard real
Vanguard Realty
The industry narrative was that Vanguard Realty was an obscure startup Julian had
founded just a few years ago.
Yet in under five years, its branches
had spread across the nation like
wildfire Boasting hundreds of
billions in assets, it was rapidly approaching a scale that could rival Aethelgard’s top four elite families.
This was precisely why, back in Melvion City, Owen had tossed hundreds of millions
into Mira’s ventures without batting an eye.
He was already a kingpin in his own right, a phantom billionaire operating in the shadows.
Years ago, disgusted by the rot within the Lance family empire, he had quietly stepped away and built his own untouchable kingdom from scratch.
Yet here he was, an apex predator of the corporate world, playing errand boy for Mira while she coasted as
the hands-
s-off boss. It was no wonder Owen felt a twinge of indignity from time to time,
But he had no choice. As her senior in their martial lineage, he was bound to protect this high-school prodigy.