March 30th, 2028
TG Tower, Taguig City
11:42 AM
For the first time in days, Timothy actually had a moment that wasn't scheduled down to the minute.
He sat in his private lounge, jacket off, tie slightly loosened, one arm resting along the back of the sofa as he stared out at the midday skyline. Sunlight bounced off glass towers, cars crawled like ants below, and somewhere in the distance a construction crane swung slowly over yet another high-rise project.
Subic's reactors were on schedule. The semiconductor line in Batangas had cleared its latest stress tests. TG Motors' newest EV rollout was oversubscribed.
On paper, everything was moving.
His coffee, on the other hand, had gone cold thirty minutes ago.
He was considering whether to drink it anyway when the door opened without a knock.
Only one person did that.
"Sir," Hana said, already holding her tablet like it might bite. "You need to see this."
Timothy didn't look away from the window at first.
