The office was quiet that evening, the kind of stillness that carried the hum of ambition beneath it. Singapore's skyline shimmered beyond the glass, its towers reflected on the polished floor of TG Mobility's headquarters. Hana sat alone at her workstation across the hall from Timothy's office, her tablet propped up, two monitors flickering with lines of text, forms, and checklists.

This wasn't just another late-night assignment, it was the beginning of something new.

Helios Strategic Holdings.

Hana started with the basics. A blank slate and a plan.

"Step one: name registration," she murmured, typing into the screen. She pulled up the Delaware Division of Corporations website — open for public registration and internationally accessible. She filled out the required forms, pausing occasionally to double-check every field.

Name: Helios Strategic Holdings LLC

Purpose: Energy investment and technological development company

Address: Virtual office service, Wilmington, Delaware

Registered agent: North Star Filing Services, Inc. A small business registration provider she found through independent directories.

Everything was legitimate. Nothing suspicious. Delaware didn't require physical presence, just a filing fee and a registered agent.

It was shockingly easy.

"Too easy," Hana muttered as she submitted the online form and uploaded the scanned signatures she generated digitally. The system processed the request, the loading icon spinning for a few seconds before the confirmation appeared.

Entity successfully submitted for approval. Estimated processing time: 24 hours.

Hana exhaled, sinking slightly in her chair. "One down."

Next came the hardest part, finding the face.

She needed an American citizen to act as Helios's public founder, someone trustworthy enough to front the company without questioning who stood behind it.

She opened her contact list, dozens of names, mostly contractors and engineers who had worked with TG Mobility's foreign R&D operations. One name stood out: Michael Lau, a Filipino-American mechanical engineer based in California. He had once been part of TG Mobility's vehicle battery design team during the early phase.

Hana clicked his contact profile. Michael had resigned amicably years ago to start a small consultancy in Los Angeles. He wasn't rich, but he was reliable, and loyal to Timothy, who once gave him his first major break.

She sent him a message:

From: Hana Kim (TG Mobility Holdings)

Subject: Proposal — Confidential

Hi Michael,

I have a sensitive project for you, completely legal but requires absolute discretion.

We're forming a U.S.-registered investment company named Helios Strategic Holdings LLC.

We'd like you to serve as its nominal founder and acting director. You'll not be involved in any operational activity, your role is representative only.

In exchange, you'll receive an annual retainer of $250,000 USD, paid through an international account. We'll handle all filings and compliance. All we need is your name and signature.

If you're interested, I'll send the draft contract within the hour.

— Hana Seo

She hesitated before hitting "send," then did.

The message vanished into the digital ether.

Now came the waiting.

An hour passed. Hana busied herself by drafting the framework for Helios's internal structure. The company would appear as a small-scale investment firm focusing on clean energy opportunities within the United States.

Nothing about nuclear, nothing about TG Holdings.

She listed the positions:

Michael Lau – Acting CEO (nominal)

Hana Seo – "Consultant" for foreign market strategy

TBD – Finance officer (placeholder name to be replaced later)

Registered address: 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE — the same location used by thousands of global firms.

By the time she finished the document, her tablet chimed.

Michael Lau: "Hana? It's been a while. Just read your email. It sounds… intriguing. Is this Timothy's project?"

She smirked faintly. "He always knows when something's big."

She typed quickly:

"Yes. He's leading this directly. And it's time-sensitive."

Michael: "Then I'm in. Send me the papers."

Hana leaned back in relief. "Perfect."

The next two hours blurred into precision.

Contracts, NDAs, and a confidentiality clause thicker than the U.S. tax code. Hana drafted them all herself, signed digitally, and sent them to Michael through encrypted transfer.

By midnight, she had everything ready, signatures, proof of identity, EIN registration in process, and a virtual office established under the name Helios Strategic Holdings LLC.

It was all real now. A legal American company, owned by no one visible, but controlled by one man from across the Pacific.

The following morning, Hana stepped into Timothy's office with her usual calm demeanor, though there was a spark of pride in her eyes.

He was reviewing some financial projections when she entered. "You didn't sleep, did you?" he asked, not looking up.

"I'll rest after this," she replied, handing him the tablet. "Helios Strategic Holdings is officially being processed in Delaware. We'll have the registration certificate by tomorrow."

Timothy glanced at the screen, reading the summary:

Entity: Helios Strategic Holdings LLC — filed and pending approval.

He looked up, a hint of approval in his expression. "How'd you manage without any local help?"

"Online registration, offshore processing, and a very cooperative U.S. citizen," Hana said smoothly. "I reached out to Michael Lau, you might remember him from the early TG Mobility battery program."

"Michael?" Timothy mused. "There were a lot of personnel working in the battery program, Akira may have known him."

"He's agreed to be the founder on record. We'll compensate him annually. He's trustworthy, and more importantly, he knows when to stay quiet."

Timothy nodded, visibly impressed. "You move fast."

"I have to," Hana said. "Once Helios is approved, we'll apply for a U.S. business account. From there, we can transfer capital under the guise of 'foreign clean energy investment.' Everything will look legitimate."

"And the outreach to Reyes?"

"I'm drafting it now," Hana said. "The message will come from Helios's email domain — I already secured one. We'll make it personal, professional, and patriotic. It'll read like an American investor who believes in revitalizing U.S. nuclear leadership."

Timothy's eyes glinted. "Good. When do we send it?"

"Once the registration certificate arrives," Hana replied. "That will make Helios officially real. Once he sees we're a legitimate American firm, he'll take the bait."

Timothy smiled faintly. "And you'll write it under Michael's name?"

"Yes," Hana said, nodding. "He'll be the visible voice of Helios, but the content, the strategy, will be ours. Every word designed to appeal to Reyes's pride and purpose."

Timothy stood, walking toward the window. "The world's going to see a small American firm reviving a struggling nuclear pioneer. But behind it all…" He looked at her, his reflection glowing in the glass. "…it'll be us pulling every string."

Hana's voice was calm. "Exactly. Within weeks, we'll be in contact with Reyes. And within months, Helios will own NuScale."

Timothy turned back to his desk, resting a hand over the Helios folder she'd left. "Then let's begin. Once that company breathes, I want the letter ready. You'll oversee everything, domain setup, payment channels, the banking structure. Every thread must lead back to us, and only us."

"Yes, sir."

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