2025-12-15 00:01:00Friday arrived Damien and Marcus sat across from Susan Bailey in her firm's sleek conference room, pens poised over documents that would change everything.
Five million dollars deposited into LedgerEase's accounts in exchange for twenty-five percent equity. The numbers felt surreal even as Damien signed his name on page after page.
Susan walked them through the terms one final time. "You and Marcus each retain thirty-seven point five percent. The remaining twenty-five percent is reserved for future employees and advisors as you scale."
"Three months to transition to full-time," Marcus said, grinning like he had won the lottery
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CHAPTER 59
Saturday morning arrived with the kind of energy Damien had not felt in over a decade. He stood in front of his bathroom mirror adjusting his collar for the third time, feeling ridiculous.Emma watched from the doorway with knowing eyes. "You look nice, Daddy.""Thanks, baby. Mrs. Chen will pick you up from Claire's house in an hour, okay?""I know. Have fun on your date."Damien's face heated. "It is just coffee."Emma grinned like she knew better and skipped away.The café Simone had chosen was across town, deliberately not the crisis coffee shop where they had first met. Damien appreciated the fresh start symbolism even if it made his stomach twist with anticipation.Simone was already there when he arrived, sitting by the window in jeans and a casual sweater that somehow looked elegant. She waved and smiled when she saw him."You found it," she said as he sat down."GPS is a beautiful invention."They ordered coffee from a server. Damien's hands felt clumsy as he doctored his coff
CHAPTER 58
Friday arrived Damien and Marcus sat across from Susan Bailey in her firm's sleek conference room, pens poised over documents that would change everything.Five million dollars deposited into LedgerEase's accounts in exchange for twenty-five percent equity. The numbers felt surreal even as Damien signed his name on page after page.Susan walked them through the terms one final time. "You and Marcus each retain thirty-seven point five percent. The remaining twenty-five percent is reserved for future employees and advisors as you scale.""Three months to transition to full-time," Marcus said, grinning like he had won the lottery
CHAPTER 57
The woman was striking in a way that had nothing to do with makeup or artifice. Her natural locs were pulled into a professional updo, designer glasses framing her intelligent eyes, she looked early thirties with the kind of confidence that came from competence rather than arrogance.She gestured toward Damien's dead laptop. "Seriously, I might be able to help. Data recovery is literally what I do for a living."Damien looked at her skeptically. "You just happened to be sitting next to me when my laptop crashed?""I just happen to work in this coffee shop three nights a week because my apartment is too quiet." She extended her hand. "Simone Mitchell. Owner of Mitchell Tech Solutions."Damien shook her hand, desperate enough to let a stranger touch his dying laptop. "Damien Webb. Desperate entrepreneur about to lose three hours of critical work.""May I?" Simone gestured toward th
CHAPTER 56
Damien stared at Susan Bailey across the conference table. Five million dollars for twenty-five percent equity sounded incredible. But quitting his stable job to go full-time on a startup?With Emma's medical needs and the responsibility of being a single father, the risk felt enormous. His daughter's heart condition required regular monitoring, expensive medications, and specialist visits every three months.Marcus was practically vibrating with excitement beside him. His partner was ready to say yes immediately, already mentally spending the investment capital on development teams and marketing campaigns.Damien's throat felt tight. "Can we have forty
CHAPTER 55
Damien stayed calm while Marcus spiraled into panic. Years of custody battles and courtroom pressure had taught him to think clearly when others lost control."Walk me through exactly what you found," Damien said. His voice was steady and it seemed to anchor Marcus slightly.Marcus pulled up the code on his laptop screen, his hands shaking. "The tax calculation module rounds incorrectly. When it processes multiple employees, the errors compound exponentially.""Can you fix it?""Yes, but it requires rewriting part of the core algorithm. That takes time a
CHAPTER 54
Damien took a breath before answering the investor's question. The conference room felt smaller suddenly and the bay view behind the partners seemed impossibly far away."You are right. I have been through a difficult period but that experience taught me discipline, resilience, and how to perform under extreme pressure."Susan Bailey, the lead partner, watched him with unreadable eyes."I rebuilt my life while fighting for my daughter. I never missed a deadline at work, never compromised my professional responsibilities, and managed complex legal battles simultaneously."More Chapter
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