Just an hour after the public announcement, Ruby had already taken leave from the company. No one knew where she had gone or what she was up to.

At that moment, Tristan's assistant walked in, carrying a small bag.

"Mr. Alastair, the results are in." The assistant glanced briefly at Nova, then at Tristan, hesitation written all over his face.

"It's fine. Go ahead," Tristan said calmly.

"Yes, sir." The assistant carefully opened the file bag, extracting a document ...