Chapter 10

A few months later, StarPath Technology's new energy project achieved great success. The company's market value tripled. As the project's general manager and the company's partner, I was given a private office on the top floor. Outside the window was a bustling nightscape. I stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the hustle and bustle of the traffic below, and felt at peace. My phone buzzed softly with a news alert just then. "Chase Gibson, a certain technology company's ex-CEO, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for multiple crimes, including financial fraud and assault with intent." Immediately following that article was another piece of news. "The court had upheld the final verdict against Ashley Zimmerman on charges of extortion, defamation, and assault." I swiped the notifications away without lingering on them for a second longer. There was a knock on the office door. Zayn walked in with two glasses of champagne and offered one to me. "What are you looking