After the Fall A Leap into a Stranger's Arms novel Chapter 327

Shirley gently held his face and kissed him. “Relax, babe. I swear I'll clear my name. I won't let you or The James Group down.”

When Shirley stepped out of Waldo’s office, she let out a long breath. What on earth was Catherine up to this time?

Back at her own office, she called in the legal team. She needed to see with her own eyes what so-called evidence Catherine had managed to come up with.

Ted arrived with his team. Shirley picked up the complaint again, scanning through the pages. The more she read, the more her heart pounded.

What was this?

Catherine’s lawsuit listed several source code logs and even included a technical traceability report.

Most people wouldn’t get what the report meant, but Shirley saw it instantly. It was the early AI framework and development records Catherine had put together back in the lab days.

“This is impossible,” Shirley blurted out, her grip on the papers so tight her knuckles turned white. “This has to be fake. There’s no way this is real.”

She was convinced Catherine had forged the report on purpose.

After she finished looking through the attachments, Shirley let out a cold laugh. “And she thinks this is enough to sue me?”

“Shirley,” Ted said, adjusting his glasses, his voice serious, “these attachments aren’t enough for a full evidence chain, but if they’re submitting this to the court, it means they probably have more. Something stronger. We can’t just brush this off.”

Everyone at The James Group understood how big Resonance AI was, even those who weren’t in tech.

“Catherine, it’s me.” Shirley’s voice came through, cold and haughty.

“What do you want?” Catherine leaned back in her chair, looking completely at ease.

On the other end, Shirley was fuming. “Catherine, are you out of your mind? You seriously have the guts to claim my Resonance AI is yours and then sue me? What game are you playing?”

Catherine almost laughed. “You really don’t know whose work Resonance AI is? Come on, Shirley. Don’t kid yourself.”

“Listen, Catherine. Here’s your warning. Drop the lawsuit. Apologize publicly. Admit you lied about me. Do that, and maybe I’ll let you off easy. If not...”