When the United States Federal First Circuit Court once again ruled that Lotus Corporation had won the lawsuit, Robert Molley felt increasingly anxious, as if Lotus were unknowingly slipping deeper into an abyss.
The attention to the lawsuit was growing, because all users who had used OSS were invisibly tied into it, and they were more concerned about the final outcome of the lawsuit than the average person.
Although Jim Manzi had left Lotus Corporation, Byron Kennedy, the newly appointed, had not completely replaced him as the attorney; of course, Jim was no longer the chief attorney. Byron Kennedy had hired a white-shoe attorney from the world-class law firm, a figure worthy of being Robert's teacher, to take over the case. Now, Robert was just a team member in name, responsible for some auxiliary work.
The elegant Byron Kennedy appeared at the door of Robert's office with light steps, softly knocked on the door, and asked him warmly, "Robert, do you have a moment?"
