FRAGMENTS OF US
The remaining proxy directors leaned forward, their eyes widening, while the hum of the air conditioning seemed to vanish entirely, leaving only the sound of heavy, anxious breathing.
The video footage displayed the dimly lit, private executive library inside the Lockett family's private estate in the high-rent district of Bukit Timah. The room on the screen was familiar—a grand space wrapped in floor-to-ceiling mahogany bookshelves, dark leather armchairs, and expensive amber liquor decanters resting on marble sideboards.