Chapter 1736

On the other end of the line, Zayla hesitated briefly. "Ms. Scott, are you sure about this? They're still patients." "Yes. Do as I said," came Maeve's calm reply. "Understood." Before Charlie and Lyra could even enjoy a moment of relief, their phones suddenly lit up with a barrage of notifications. At first, they were still smiling, thinking it was just something to keep them busy. But the relentless notifications quickly turned into a maddening stream of messages, and their expressions grew increasingly stiff. Hundreds of files flooded their devices. There were contracts with business partners, advertisement renewal agreements, breach-of-contract documents from recent operational shutdowns, financial statements, departmental summaries, employee layoff plans, and spy investigation reports for companies under The Lucent's control. Lyra's head was spinning just from reading the file names. She glanced at Maeve, who had just walked into the room, and asked incredulously, "All of