The heavy master bedroom doors slid open with a faint, mechanical hiss, and Malcolm Ford stepped out into the main corridor of the house. He was the perfect picture of corporate dominance, completely restored to his position as the iron-fisted ruler of Deviloy Tech. He wore a flawless, custom-tailored midnight-black three-piece suit, every line sharp and immaculate, his silver-framed glasses resting precisely on the bridge of his nose. There was no trace of the chaotic confusion of the previous nights left on his face. His expression was a wall of pure, unyielding granite, and his posture was completely rigid.
