Chapter 6 - Uncovering The Stolen Patent Files
Corbin retreated silently down the stairwell into the shadows, his mind spinning with a fury he had never experienced in his entire life.
He slid back into his sedan, slammed the steering wheel with his palm, and immediately dialed his private IT security consultant.
“Marcus, I need you to break into the legacy archives of Stanford Development’s pre-2022 engineering database right now,” Corbin ordered sharply.
“Boss, those servers are sealed under federal compliance locks; accessing them without board authorization is a felony,” Marcus hesitated on the line.
“Do it anyway, Marcus! Look for any patent files registered under Julian Prescott prior to his death,” Corbin commanded without compromise.
Ten tense minutes passed as the rain battered against the windshield of Corbin’s car while Arthur’s luxury vehicle pulled away from the curb.
Marcus’s voice finally came back through the Bluetooth speaker, sounding shaken and utterly bewildered.
“Corbin... I found the files. Julian Prescott invented the seismic dampening alloy that our company built its entire modern skyscraper division on.”
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“And who owns the patent rights now?” Corbin asked, his voice dropping to a dangerous whisper.
“According to the corporate filing, Stanford Development acquired them for exactly one dollar following Julian’s fatal accident four years ago,” Marcus replied grimly.
