After the Fall A Leap into a Stranger's Arms novel Chapter 252

Waldo’s face was pale with anger, his eyes burning with the shock of being tricked. He never imagined that the project he’d pinned all his hopes on, the one he’d risked everything to protect, even leaving his fiancée stranded in the ocean, had been stolen by Shirley.

This wasn’t just a business scandal. It was a disaster waiting to happen.

“Waldo, I’m sorry. I just wanted to help you so much. I’ve spent years trying to find the original developer of Resonance AI, but I never did, so I...” Shirley’s voice trembled.

“So you just took Resonance AI for yourself?” Waldo’s fist came crashing down on the desk. “Shirley, do you have any idea how reckless that was? Now that person is checking surveillance footage. If they find out it was you, both my company and I are finished. I’ll lose everything, do you get that?”

Shirley blinked away tears, her voice barely above a whisper. “I’m sorry, Waldo. Please, you have to help me. Help me track down the real creator of Resonance AI. We need to reach him before he exposes us. It’s our only way out.”

Waldo tugged at his tie, anxiety making his movements sharp. He paced the room, trying to steady his breath. “So, you think the real creator of Resonance AI is one of your old labmates?”

Shirley nodded after a moment’s thought. “Yes. There were eight of us working on our PhDs back then. I know exactly who they all are.”

A memory suddenly flashed through her mind. Catherine had also been a doctoral student, just a year ahead. Their advisor always called her a once-in-a-decade genius.

Shirley’s heart skipped a beat.

Could it be Catherine?

“Think carefully,” Waldo said, his gaze cutting straight through her. “Other than you, who else used that lab? Who could’ve left that flash drive behind? This time, I want every single detail. No more secrets.”

Shirley bit her lip. “Okay. I’ll go back and dig through everything. I’ll find the real creator of Resonance AI.”

After Shirley left, Waldo closed his eyes, forcing himself to calm down. Resonance AI had tripled his company’s stock price. If something went wrong now, the company’s value would disappear in a heartbeat.

Back in her own office, Shirley pressed a hand to her chest, trying to steady her breath. Now she and Waldo were tied together. He would protect her, no matter what.

But she never expected that the real creator of Resonance AI wasn’t just alive, but was quietly investigating the truth behind that long-lost flash drive.