Kissinger's testimony was the key to victory.
A few words from his mouth would determine the course of the trial.
However,
[There is nothing for to say in court. Don't I have the shackles of an NDA?]
His voice over the phone carried a firm resolve.
Was this the third refusal?
Since it was the reaction I had expected, I wasn't shaken, but I couldn't help but feel regret.
"I understand. Please contact anyti if you change your mind."
But just as I was about to end the call, Kissinger’s words caught my ear.
[Newton will soon disappear from the market.]
"Has soone launched an investigation?"
[Theranos has decided to take action voluntarily.]
After ending the call, I took a mont to reflect on the situation.
A voluntary withdrawal of Newton.
Hols wouldn't do sothing like that without reason, so this must be the result of Kissinger’s pressure aligning with Hols’s cooperation.
In other words, it ant the two of them had joined hands behind the scenes.
Well, it was good that Kissinger was showing a willingness to remove a dangerous dical device like Newton from the market.
It was proof that he still had so conscience left.
However, the problem was his thod.
‘Avoid strong responses… huh.'
If it were soone like Kissinger, he could have taken much stronger asures.
Just one phone call to CMS (Centers for dicare & dicaid Services), which oversees LDTs (Lab Developed Tests) like Theranos, could trigger a surprise lab inspection.
If that happened, Theranos’ unethical and sloppy technology would be exposed in an instant, leading to a forced shutdown.
After that, the situation would inevitably escalate into a criminal case.
At least, that was how it played out in my previous life.
But instead of taking that approach, Kissinger was secretly manipulating Hols to achieve his goals.
The reason was obvious.
If this incident turned into a criminal case, the reputations of the involved executives would be dragged down as well.
‘He wants to keep it quiet.'
It seed Kissinger was trying to resolve the issue without public scrutiny.
However.
I felt bad for the old man, but I couldn't allow that.
I glanced at the masterpiece on my wrist.
‘It’s about ti…’
At that mont, the vibration of my smartphone shattered the silence.
As soon as I checked the screen, a smile naturally spread across my lips.
The spark I had planted was finally catching fire.
***
Originally, Ha Si-heon was neither a celebrity nor a public figure.
He was just a rookie analyst from Goldman, a fleeting star who had received brief attention on a broadcast a few months ago.
But now, this unknown individual had beco the target of a lawsuit?
Under normal circumstances, no one would have cared.
However, the Epicura incident was different.
The shareholder eting incident that Ha Si-heon had been involved in was not just an internal corporate dispute but a matter deeply entangled with a nationwide human rights movent.
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