Chapter 45

Vera

The Choi Corporation headquarters is stunning, forty stories of glass and steel in Singapore's financial district. We're ushered into a conference room on the top floor. Floor-to-ceiling windows. Mahogany table. Leather chairs.

Three men stand when we enter. Declan makes introductions.

"Samuel, Kevin, Brian. Thank you for meeting with us. This is Vera Hayes, Thorne Industries' Chief Strategy