“Don’t bullshit me, Ethan. This is serious. If you’re aware of any outside interference to our project, it’s your responsibility to speak up.” He lowered his voice, even though we were the only two in the room. “Ting is valuable to me, obviously, but she’s also valuable to the Corporation. She’s lived half of her life in the other worlds. She understands them better than any of us could possibly hope to. If someone else—another company, a startup, an individual—attempts to find her, it’s lights out. The Corporation will destroy her before they let a competitor near her. Do you understand?”