Christmas Is for Lovers: 6 Hot Holiday Romances by Box Set

Author:Box Set [Set, Box]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01M7PUS9J
Published: 2016-10-12T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 37

~ Brittney ~

“This is not the end of the world.” Michele Song, Shopahol’s corporate counsel marches around the conference table. “Mississippi.com already has a clause protecting itself from computer glitches and data leaks in the customer agreement terms and conditions that everyone who signed up has accepted.”

I squeeze the pen in my hand until my knuckles whiten. It might not be the end of the world for Shopahol and the big guys, but for me, it’s a disaster. I’ve wracked my brain over and over, gone through all the code and the remote access logs, dumped every electronic trail onto my personal laptop and put them through an anomaly detection system—turning up nothing.

Dave Jewell, CEO of Shopahol, sits at the end of the table with a deep frown. “Are you saying the lawsuit is without grounds?”

“No, of course not. Mississippi could turn around and sue us, and there’s the public relations angle, too. Customers have an expectation of privacy, and in most cases of data leaks, they are hard pressed to prove they’ve suffered actual damages, such as loss of income or a situation where they are rendered unable to perform their occupation. That said, we and Mississippi.com could be hit by class-action lawsuits. Usually these are settled with a nominal gift certificate and life goes on.”

I try not to glare at the attorney. She’s as bloodless as they come—a real shark. Life goes on for her, but what about the people ruined by this privacy breach? Or my employees who’ll lose their jobs? Except one of them is the guilty one.

“What about Amy Suzuki’s lawsuit?” Dave asks, correctly assessing the severity of the situation. “She claims her image as an actress was harmed by having her sex toy purchases made known.”

“She has the burden of proof. It might even enhance her image and give her more media attention. I would suggest offering her a settlement in exchange for her retracting her claims against us.” Michele tosses her long, midnight black curtain of hair flippantly.

So, she thinks everyone can be bought off. Amy Suzuki might be a B-list actress for a Japanese samurai film, but she’s a real, living person—someone who was at least embarrassed, if not feeling violated. How dare Michele dismiss it with a settlement?

“Of course,” Dave replies. “But it doesn’t solve the problem for our reputation. The whole essence of social shopping is to share your purchases with only your selected circle—not the entire world.”

“People will forget. Their memories are short. Every day there’s a security breach, credit card numbers stolen, user accounts, even the IRS was hacked.” Michele marches across the front of the conference room, one hand on her hip, as she parks herself on the table in front of Jewell. Her tight skirt slips upward exposing her bare thigh.

“That’s not an excuse.” Jen powers up, standing to her full height. She glares downward at the shorter lawyer. “Trust is everything. If people can’t trust us, they won’t do business with us. We made a mistake.

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