Chapter 15


    Casper was just about to say no, but he suddenly changed his mind. “Okay, just hold the birthday party


    at the vi.” “What about the present, then?” “You arrange for it. The bigger themotion, the better.”


    Tyler was a little surprised. It seemed that Casper still loved Sasha, or he wouldn’t have taken so much


    trouble to have everything arranged. “Yes, Mr. Langston.” … Meanwhile, at the Hartwell Corporation,


    Natalie silently listened to Alexis’ report in the president’s office. Founded singlehandedly by her


    mother 20 years ago, W Technology was the predecessor of Hartwell Corporation. However, since


    Logan took over thepany, it had been running at a loss due to mismanagement. Still, W


    Technology once devoted itself to the research and development of new energy. The core technology


    had gradually matured and began to generate revenues. As long as the core technology was there, the


    if it managed to raise capital. “… Currently, thepany is developing an alternative fuel vehicle, the


    core technology of which—” Before Alexis could finish his speech, his cell phone rang. “Excuse me, but


    let me answer the phone call first,” he said. A few minutester, Alexis came in with a pale face. “Bad


    news, Natalie! I just learned that not only did Logan—that *sshole—embezzle thepany’s funds and


    leave behind a pile of debts, but he even sold thepany’s core technology!” The other few senior


    executives nched as well. “How could Logan have the nerve to do that?! The core technology for


    new energy is a public property of thepany!” “The issue right now isn’t to discuss whether he had


    the nerve or not, but to find ways to solve the problem with the core technology. Otherwise, our current


    projects will have to be shelved. Not only will the early investment go down the drain, but we’ll not be


    able to make a breakthrough inter research and development!” … Even if Natalie didn’t know how to


    do business, she knew that apany with no core technology would be knocked out very soon.


    Alexis said, “Natalie, thispany was founded singlehandedly by your mother. It’s the fruit of her


    painstaking work. You can’t give up at the critical moment right now.” He was worried that Natalie would


    walk away at such a time. After all, she wasn’t thepany’s actual owner yet. The few other senior


    executives agreed. Natalie fell silent for a moment. “I’m sorry, Mr. Weissman, but I’m a bit confused


    right now. All of this is so unexpected that I can’t make any decisions at the moment. What about this?


    Just give me a few days to think about it first. That being said, I really don’t know much about doing


    business. Do you guys have any good suggestions before I make the decision?” Thepany was the


    fruit of her mother’s painstaking work, and it was also the only probable means to feed her and her


    children after her divorce. However, with thepany’s current situation, not only would she not be


    able to feed herself, but she might also end up being saddled with debts. For a time, she had a hard


    time making decisions. The few senior executives looked at each other. Alexis’ eyes flickered, but he


    wasn’t in a hurry to speak. One of the senior executives said with a sigh, “If thepany’s core


    technology is still there, as long as we’re able to secure a bank loan to keep thepany afloat, we’ll


    be able to solve the current pressing issue when the new product is sessfully developed and


    marketed. But now that we’ve even lost the core technology, even if we manage to raise capital, we


    may not be able to continue developing the product.” “That’s right. Without the core technology, it’s


    useless no matter how much money thepany has. And besides, the clients we’ve previously


    invited for closed testing are after the core technology. If we lose the core technology, they may not be


    willing to participate in the internal testing, let alone the follow-up promotional campaign…” “It’s too


    cruel of Logan—that son of a b*tch—to do this!” … Seeing that it was about the right time, Alexis finally


    said, “Actually, it’s not like we don’t have a way to solve this issue.” Natalie asked, “Mr. Weissman, do


    you have a solution?” Alexis nodded. “Thepany’s core technology has been patented long ago.


    Natalie, the patent had a use stating that the transfer of the core technology will only be legally


    enforceable with your signature, and not even Logan knows this. As long as we can prove that this


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    use exists, we’ll be able to announce that the core technology sold by Logan is ineffective. But…”


    Natalie asked, “But what?” Alexis heaved a sigh, saying, “The document containing this use is in the


    safe in the president’s office. We’ve tried it, but we couldn’t open the safe, which opens with a


    password. Think carefully about it, Natalie. Did your mother leave behind any important numbers? As


    long as we can open the safe and get the documents inside, we’ll be able to turn things around and


    take back the core technology.” Important numbers?