Chapter 3 - The Secret in the BlueprintsVictoria followed Marcus up to the main deck, where the harbor crowd was cheering and his daughter Lily was jumping with joy. She handed him a check for fifty thousand dollars, but her mind was racing.
"Who are you?" Victoria demanded. "No dock mechanic solves a high-tech system flaw in forty minutes."
Marcus hesitated, looking down at his daughter on the pier. "I used to be a propulsion engineer for Titan Marine Systems."
Victoria’s eyes narrowed. "Why are you working on shrimp boats?"
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"I designed an ultra-efficient hybrid drive eight years ago," Marcus said, his voice dropping. "My department head, Harrison Brennan, stole the schematics, registered the patents under his name, and had me blacklisted when I tried to go to the board. I didn't have the money to fight a billionaire's legal team, so I walked away to raise my daughter."
Victoria froze. Harrison Brennan was one of the keynote speakers scheduled to attend her investment summit aboard Aurora in four days. He was praised as a revolutionary pioneer in eco-friendly marine tech—using the exact drive design Marcus described.
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