The breaking point came during the annual "Summit Pitch," where the winner would be promoted to Junior Partner. Leo had spent months developing a sustainable logistics model. It was lean, brilliant, and revolutionary. But two days before the presentation, his laptop was wiped clean, and his backup drive was missing from his desk.
Leo stood up. He didn't point fingers. He simply walked to the whiteboard, opened his journal, and showed them the "missing link" that made the system actually work. He explained that Marcus must have found an early draft of his research, but since Marcus didn't understand the underlying math, he couldn't see the trap. Coming Out on Top
Leo didn't just win; he came out on top because he stayed two steps ahead of the person trying to pull him down. The breaking point came during the annual "Summit
Three weeks later, the board called an emergency meeting. The new model was hemorrhaging money. Marcus was sweating, stuttering through excuses about "market volatility." But two days before the presentation, his laptop