By the afternoon, everything was settled and ready for discharge. Nestor was whisked away in an ambulance straight to the airport, where a Nexus Dynamics private jet waited just for him.
Lawrence had already called his father about all the arrangements. As soon as the plane landed, his dad’s team would be there, making sure Nestor got the best care possible.
While Lawrence was still on the phone with his father, Patrick’s voice came through. “Let me talk to Catherine for a bit.”
Lawrence grinned. “Sure.” He passed the phone over to Catherine. “My dad wants to chat with you.”
Catherine felt a little awkward, but she took the phone and said softly, “Hi, Dad. Is there something you wanted to say?”
“Catherine, don’t worry about anything here in Harrisburg. I’ll take care of your father. Everything’s under control.”
“Thank you so much, Dad. And thank you, Mom, too. Lawrence and I will come visit you both as soon as we can.”
“I hear from Lawrence you’re working on something big. Just focus on your own plans. Leave everything else to us.”
Catherine smiled. “Okay, Dad. I will.”
After she hung up, Catherine finally let herself breathe. Then a thought popped into her head. She slipped her arm through Lawrence’s and looked up at him. “When you got on that cruise ship, it was to find my Resonance AI, wasn’t it? For the CEO of Nexus Dynamics to get involved himself… My AI must have really caught your attention, maybe even threatened you.”
Lawrence gave her a soft, amused smile. “So, you figured that out?”
Catherine wrapped her arms around his neck, gazing at him like he was her whole world. “I’m guessing you’re the creator of the Zero System, right?”
Lawrence laughed, reaching out to tap her nose with a finger. “You’re too smart. You got it.”
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