Mission Pretty Possible Chapter 16.2 (Patreon)

Claire continued, voice steadier:

“If you want… I can help. We can restructure everything. Cut losses, rebuild the financial model, restart profitable divisions. I know finance. You know biotech. Together, we could actually fix it.”

For a moment, Ethan allowed himself to imagine that future — the two of them working side by side, rebuilding what Marcus left behind. A sense of purpose. A direction. But reality cut the moment short.

“Claire…” Ethan shook his head. “There’s no point rebuilding until we deal with what’s inside. The mole. The leaks. If we don’t figure out who’s doing it, restructuring won’t matter.”

He explained everything he’d discovered. With each sentence, the tension in his voice grew sharper, the grief over Marcus surfacing again. Sam listened but didn’t interrupt.

Ethan rubbed his temple. “Dad couldn’t catch them. He had Ramos, the senior scientists, outside consultants — nobody found anything. How am I supposed to?”

Claire leaned in. “Then… what’s your plan?”