"What do you mean?" Williams asked with pursed lips as his assistant gave a report of the company's situation.

"Tristan Freight cancelled all their dealings with us. All pending contracts have also been nullified."

Williams stared at his assistant, the words hitting him like a punch to the gut. He leaned back in his chair as he tried to process what he had just heard.

"Tristan Freight cancelled all dealings with us?" He repeated, his voice low and sharp. "On whose authority?"

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