The fluorescent lights of the Helix Harbor executive suite buzzed with an eerie, hollow hum.
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Chapter 7 - THE CRUMBLING EMPIREWithin twenty-four hours, the fallout hit Helix Harbor like a nuclear blast.
The board of directors held an emergency vote, stripping Grant of his executive powers, freezing his corporate accounts, and voting unanimously to terminate his employment.
The patent office formally rejected his fraudulent filing, citing falsified authorship and structural plagiarism.
When federal investigators arrived at Grant's office to serve a warrant for corporate fraud and wire tampering, he was sitting at his desk alone, staring blankly at a computer screen that no longer belonged to him.
