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Lina listened, nodding, but her mind was on the real entertainment: the silent, unspoken competition of the Proyek Anak (The Child Project).

By 2:00 PM, the BBQ was done. The women dispersed. Lina drove home, the silence in the car broken only by Keanu’s sleepy breathing. She saw Yuni, the nanny, playing with the toddler on the foam mat in the living room. For a moment, Lina felt a pang of jealousy—Yuni got the giggles; Lina got the credit card bills. Memek Ibu Ibu

Lina double-tapped the photo. Then, she opened her secret notes app. She wrote a single line: “Need to find a better energy healer than Rani’s.” Lina listened, nodding, but her mind was on

“Did you see the Live session from the TikTok boutique last night?” asked Maya, adjusting her Hermes dupe (a very good one, from a seller in Batam). “The gamis (flowing robes) were to die for . I bought three.” Lina drove home, the silence in the car