“YOUR PROJECT IS SLUM TRASH!” WEALTHY KID DESTROYS POOR BOY'S SCIENCE PROJECT, JEERING AS THE JUDGES MOVE TO DISQUALIFY HIM—BUT THEN, THE CHIEF OF NAVAL RESEARCH STEPS IN AND SILENCES EVERYONE WITH A LIFE-CHANGING OFFER. The crash echoed through the gymnasium, sharp and final. Jamie froze, his hand still outstretched toward his project, now a heap of cardboard and wires on the polished floor. Derek stood over the wreckage, a smirk playing on his lips. “Seriously? You call this science? Looks mor