Dark Lord Seduction System: Taming Wives, Daughters, Aunts, and CEOs novel Chapter 113

Chapter 113: Suspicion

"Absolutely. Which is why I insisted on meeting his guardian before proceeding with any formal arrangements. I don’t conduct business transactions with minors without proper parental consent."

’Smart play, Charlotte. Mom’s going to respect that.’

I could see Mom’s expression soften slightly. The fact that Charlotte had insisted on meeting her showed responsibility and proper boundaries.

"What kind of technical challenges?" Mom continued, still in interrogation mode.

"Artificial intelligence development," Charlotte said. "Specifically, we’ve been trying to create AI that operates beyond current limitations, but we kept hitting barriers around ten to fifteen percent of our target capabilities."

’Here’s where it gets complicated to explain without revealing the supernatural aspects.’

"I created a working prototype," I said carefully, "that not only broke through those barriers but achieved consciousness levels we thought were impossible. The AI I built can think, reason, and problem-solve at approximately twenty percent of theoretical human cognitive capacity."

Sarah leaned forward, her psychology background making her immediately interested. "Twenty percent? What does that mean exactly?"

"Think of it this way," I explained ni the most basic way possible. "Most current AI can follow instructions and process data, but they can’t truly understand context or create original thoughts. What I built can actually think independently, form opinions, experience something like emotions, and solve problems in ways that no human programmed it to."

Mom’s eyebrows went up. "And you’re offering him what exactly?"

"A position as Software Engineer with my company," Charlotte said. "The compensation would be—"

"Wait," Madison interrupted, stepping forward with that confident energy that made my chest tight. "Before we talk numbers, Mom, you should understand what Peter actually created today."

Both Mom and Charlotte looked at Madison with surprise.

"If this is right then Peter didn’t just solve a technical problem," Madison continued, her business family background showing. "He built something that could be worth billions. Literally billions."

Mom turned to look at me with new intensity. "Peter?"

’Madison’s right, but how do I explain this without sounding insane?’

"I created a working AI prototype that operates beyond anything that currently exists," I said carefully. "It’s not just better than what’s available—it’s in a completely different category."

Madison nodded. "That seven hundred thousand they posted on the dark web? That’s nothing compared to what Peter’s creation is actually worth, right, Charlotte?"

Charlotte was watching this exchange with obvious interest, probably noting how my family’s dynamics worked.

"Mrs. Carter," Charlotte said, "Madison is absolutely correct. What your son has developed could fundamentally change the technology industry. Which is why I’m offering him a starting salary of one million dollars per month, beginning in the next two months, as our new Software Engineer."

The room went dead silent.

Emma and Sarah didn’t just drop their phones—their jaws hit the floor so hard I thought they might break something.

"Say what now?" Emma managed to choke out.

Sarah was the first to recover. "One million... per month?"

"Yes," Charlotte confirmed. "Plus profit sharing on any technologies he develops."

’Okay, hearing that Peter created something worth billions was shocking,’ I could practically see Emma thinking, ’but we thought that was like a long-term goal. But he’s going to be making a million dollars a month starting in two months?’

Mom looked like she was trying to process numbers that didn’t make sense in her universe. "Ms. Thompson, with all due respect, that seems... excessive for a sixteen-year-old."

"Mrs. Carter," Charlotte said, reaching into her purse and pulling out the contract folder, "your son’s abilities are worth far more than I’m offering. This is actually a conservative compensation package based on the value he can provide."

She handed the folder to Mom. "The full contract, including all legal protections and guarantees."

Mom started reading with the kind of attention she usually reserved for critical patient charts. Sarah read over her shoulder, her enhanced intelligence processing the legal language rapidly.

"This is comprehensive," Mom said after several minutes. "But I notice the name here isn’t Peter."

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