Chapter 103: Cracks in the Foundation

The morning sunlight poured through the blinds, casting long, thin shadows across the conference room table. Malia stared at the documents before her, her mind distant as her fingers absentmindedly traced the edges of the papers. It was like the world outside had faded into the background, and all that remained was the chaos, the pressure, and the ever-looming threat that Evelyn had become.

She could feel the tension in the air. It was thick, suffocating. And it wasn't just the relentless sabotage they were fighting against. It was something more, something personal. Something between her and Nixus.

She glanced up from the papers, catching Nixus's gaze across the room. He was sitting at the other end of the table, his expression unreadable, his eyes focused on his phone, but there was a tightness in his jaw that hadn't been there before. It had been like this for days now, the unspoken words hanging between them, never fully addressed.