Valdo enters his home with a look of concern on his face. Before returning from the office, he had sent a message to Nanette, asking her if she wanted to have dinner outside. Valdo planned to take Nanette to the hawker center at Gurney Drive and enjoy the bustling evening atmosphere. He noticed that his message to Nanette had been delivered but not read. Is Nanette sleeping? Or is she still sitting on the back terrace as he left her earlier, gazing at the tree, while her phone was left in her room upstairs?
Valdo enters his dimly lit home. Only the foyer light automatically comes on with the motion sensor as he enters the room. He doesn't see Nanette on the back terrace; it's deserted, with only the garden light illuminating the swimming pool and the path to the Bodhi tree where Valdi res
