Sign the Papers Mr. Langford novel Chapter 507

"Offer the equivalent service even after they refuse?" Dominic asked.

"Yes."

"That would significantly increase project costs."

Wren met his gaze, her voice unwavering.

"Costs cannot be passed down to families who have no bargaining power."

The room fell dead silent for a second.

Director Charles Clarke glanced up at her.

Dominic's lips twitched slightly—not quite a smile, but more like a man logging the grudge.

"My third question," he continued.

"If the child refuses, but the guardian insists, whose side should the project take?"

"Halt the session," Wren answered.

"Legally, the guardian has the power of proxy decision-making."

"Operationally, the child's present state takes priority."

"What if this compromises the integrity of the research sample?"

"Then the record stays incomplete," Wren said. "Stellaris will not force collection merely to perfect a sample."

This time, even the other expert beside him set down his pen.

Dominic leaned back in his chair.

"Director Whitaker, your answers are extremely idealistic."

Phoebe's expression turned entirely hostile.

Wren, however, remained profoundly calm.

"Many risks are born the exact moment someone decides to call a baseline idealistic," she said.

The air in the room felt as if an invisible weight had settled over it.

Director Charles Clarke coughed lightly to break the tension. "Professor Harper, we can request Stellaris to provide a supplementary written protocol for this section."

Dominic nodded and flipped to the next page.

"My final question."

He stared directly at Wren.

"The Stellaris team has recently been investigating Vivian Vance's old case, which involves disputes over early pediatric rehab data, external algorithm support, and commercial verification. How can the current Stellaris models prove they haven't inherited historical data, legacy models, or derived assets from that very case?"

As the words dropped, every sound in the room vanished.

This question went far beyond the resumption of a new pilot.

It violently chained Vivian Vance's legacy directly to Stellaris.