Chloe set her phone down and took a slow breath, lifting the cup of tea that Peni had prepared for her. She also had her favorite low-sugar cookies as a companion. The gentle evening breeze caressed Chloe's face, adding to the serenity of the evening.

Peaceful. Calm. There was no disturbance except for the sound of the water flowing in the fish pond at the corner of her house. Budi took good care of the koi fish in the pond. He said, "It's beautiful, ma'am."

It had been precisely a week since ...