Chapter: 1838

Rachel couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

“Rachel, you can't believe what Shayla said. I can assure you that Klein has something to do with..." Karen turned around and attempted to explain to Rachel.

"Stop!" Rachel rubbed her temples, halting Karen's incessant chatter.

Karen opened her mouth slightly but didn't finish the sentence.

"Rachel..." Karen, under the impression that Rachel believed Shayla's words, felt a sense of disappointment.

Rachel's gaze flickered towards Ethan before settling on Karen. "You brought up this whole secret leak situation, but honestly, I was in the dark the entire time. Karen, you've been arguing relentlessly, but have you managed to make a point after all that chatter? I know you are eager to prove it, but Shayla is right. Evidence is necessary."

Karen pursed her lips, grappling with the weight of the situation.

“Ethan, what's going on?"

"Sullivan Group posted a poster on Twitter yesterday, announcing that there would be a new project to be unveiled this morning. Early this morning, the media released a video interviewing the senior executives of Sullivan Group. The project details revealed in the interview align with eighty percent of ours, and much of the latest public data matches our previous calculations," Ethan explained in a composed manner. "There are many similarities between the two projects, and the data is almost the same. It is almost certain that our project data has been stolen."

"Klein prepared more than half of the leaked data," Karen said angrily.

Klein was in possession of a significant portion of the leaked data.

Since team members typically managed their data separately, Karen was confident in her belief that Klein was responsible for the leak.

The data leaked from Klein's end. No one else in the project team had access to it.

Ethan said gravely, "I've informed Mr. Gibson about this issue, but he hasn't responded yet."

Apart from managing his own data, Ethan's duties included monitoring market sentiment. He quickly noticed something amiss when Sullivan Group unveiled the project poster last night and promptly reported it to Alberto.

Rachel picked up the tablet and examined the poster and project data.

Her expression grew serious.

She had expected Odin to act slowly, yet his swift move caught her off guard.

“How significantly will this leaked data impact us? Will it hinder our project's progress?" Rachel inquired.

Deep down, Rachel knew the leaked data was just from the project's early stages and wouldn't drastically affect the overall project.

After all, she was the one who had provided Odin with the data.

However, she couldn't reveal her involvement.

Ethan shook his head, responding, "No."

“Let's return to our tasks." Rachel set down the tablet. “Aren't we supposed to promote data from several nodes today? Is there time to keep debating here?"