August 14th, 2029
Forbes Park, Makati
10:40 AM
Timothy wasn't wearing a suit today.
Just a polo shirt, jeans, and sneakers. No executives around him, no engineers, no senators. Just him, his phone, a property consultant, and the quietest street he had walked on in months.
Forbes Park didn't look like Metro Manila.
No jeepneys, no loud motorcycles, no vendors shouting about cellphone load or mangoes. Wide asphalt roads, manicured trees, security vehicles passing from time to time. The air even smelled different, not construction dust or city smoke, but trimmed grass and clean pavement.
"This is Phase South," said the property consultant, a woman in her mid-thirties named Karen. She held a leather folder with property listings. "The lot you're viewing later is around 3,600 square meters. Corner lot, dual access, full perimeter fencing, landscaped entrance. One of the largest available today."
Timothy just nodded, letting her talk.
