Chapter 215 Standing Out Is Dangerous

Ruby had confessed everything. At this point, there was no point in holding back any longer. In the end, the police charged her with murder. When Nova got the news, it was as if the weight of the world had been lifted off her shoulders. It felt like she could finally breathe again, as though she'd just stepped out of a storm into the sunlight. Sitting on her balcony, she read the message on her phone and, for the first time in weeks, a smile tugged at the corners of her lips. … It took about two weeks for Nova's leg to fully heal. Today, Tristan had carried her into the office with him, and she was sprawled out on the couch, aimlessly watching a cheesy soap opera. "Tristan, when are we finally going to Verdantalia to find Ivy?" she asked, her voice edged with impatience. Every night, she'd been plagued by nightmares—visions of Ivy locked in a cage, surrounded by faceless strangers. Ivy's fate was still uncertain, and the fact that Tristan seemed so unbothered drove Nova crazy.