Nyxa~
The moment the email was projected onto the screen, the room went quiet and everyone stared at the screen in shock.
No one spoke at first. They just stared at the screen, reading it over and over again like it would somehow change if they looked long enough.
I leaned back slightly in my chair, watching them instead of saying anything. It was easy to tell when it started to sink in. One of the older board members adjusted his glasses and leaned forward, squinting a little, while another tapped his pen slowly against the table, clearly trying to process it.
“It’s… real?” someone finally asked, his voice unsure.
Leonie didn’t answer immediately. She turned to look at me first, like she was trying to read my reaction, and when she saw nothing but calm on my face, she looked back at
