I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 454

Zoe spoke with absolute, lethal certainty.

While Professor Layne was still struggling to connect the dots, Garrett instantly understood the brilliance of her trap.

His steady voice echoed through the phone.

"We'll talk when I get back."

Having navigated the cutthroat corporate world for years, Garrett read Zoe's playbook effortlessly.

Easton had inked hundreds of thousands of contracts on the spot, pushing their total pre-orders for the Empathy AI Pro to a staggering three hundred thousand units.

The more sensational today's launch was, the deeper the grave they dug for themselves. When the bots inevitably suffered a psychotic break in the homes of the global elite, the ensuing tsunami of refunds, class-action lawsuits, and public outrage would be an absolute bloodbath.

Naturally, Garrett couldn't risk explaining Zoe's sabotage strategy out loud while still standing on Easton's turf.

He ended the call and offered the professor a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry, Professor. Zoe knows exactly what she's doing. She isn't one to just roll over and take a hit."

Easton Group.

Ethan lounged in Hayden's cavernous executive office, with Sienna right by Hayden's side.

She leaned affectionately into Hayden as Valerie brought over a high-end espresso machine. Sienna dismissed the assistant, taking it upon herself to grind the expensive beans and pull the shots, filling the sprawling office with the rich, bold aroma of roasted coffee.

Ethan tapped his fingers against the mahogany desk, staring at Sienna with sheer admiration, the compliments spilling endlessly from his mouth.

"Hayden, I threw eight hundred million into this venture, figuring it would take at least three months to break even. Clearing a billion in profit was my absolute best-case scenario.

I never imagined we'd move hundreds of thousands of units on launch day alone, with backorders stacking up just as fast.

At two hundred grand a pop... don't call me greedy, but as a businessman, I'm literally going to have to hire an accounting firm just to count the zeros on my dividend checks."

Hayden shot a sidelong glance at his ecstatic friend, the corner of his mouth twitching upward in a rare smirk. Sienna, beaming with pride, carefully handed Hayden his freshly brewed espresso.

"You're underselling it, Ethan. It's only day one, and our backend sales matrix has already surged past three hundred thousand units."

Ethan's hand froze around his cup. His entire offshore empire was only worth roughly ten billion dollars.

Sienna's single-day sales volume was rapidly approaching his total net worth. A sharp pang of regret hit Ethan for not pouring more capital into the seed round.

If he had known she was sitting on a gold mine of this magnitude, he would have liquidated every asset he owned and gone all-in on her project.

The kind of wealth this generated could buy a man a presidential campaign in America. He wouldn't just be a billionaire; he'd be an untouchable political kingmaker.

At the mere thought of it, a predatory, dollar-sign glint flashed in Ethan's eyes.

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