Chapter 72 The Breaking Point

• The leak hit the headlines like wildfire.
• “Wellington Group R&D in Chaos: Confidential Project Exposed.”
• Every business site, every gossip blog, every financial feed blared the same headline. A prototype Leo had spent two years nurturing an energy-efficient battery design meant to revolutionize the company’s tech division was now a public property. Competitors pounced, investors panicked, and the board demanded answers.