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The Straits Cipher: In the Tycoon's Bed
  1. 1. The Restorer of Emerald Hill
  2. 2. The Sovereign of Marina Bay
  3. 3. An Ultimatum in Steel
  4. 4. The Sentosa Fortress 🔒
  5. 5. The Gala at Fullerton Bay 🔒
  6. 6. Rain Over Marina Boulevard 🔒
  7. 7. The Midnight Clause 🔒
  8. 8. The High Court of Singapore 🔒
  9. 9. Shadows Over Pulau Ubin 🔒
  10. 10. The Sovereign's Vulnerability 🔒
  11. 11. The Harbor of Desire 🔒
  12. 12. The Boardroom Siege 🔒
  13. 13. The Singapore Strait Convoys 🔒
  14. 14. Collision Course at Tuas 🔒
  15. 15. The Convalescence in Tanglin 🔒
  16. 16. The Hong Kong Gambit 🔒
  17. 17. Neon and Rain in Wan Chai 🔒
  18. 18. The Return to Emerald Hill 🔒
  19. 19. The Secret of the Ironwood Coffer 🔒
  20. 20. The Sovereign's Proposal 🔒
  21. 21. The National Sovereign Gala 🔒
  22. 22. The Sentosa Vow 🔒
  23. 23. The Maiden Voyage of Apex Horizon 🔒
  24. 24. Foundations of Eternity 🔒
  25. 25. The Harvest of the Strait 🔒
  26. 26. The Beacon and the Beam 🔒

Chapter 19

The Secret of the Ironwood Coffer

The Straits Cipher: In the Tycoon's Bed · Kenneth Chen & Alana Mercer · 7 min read

Later that evening, after the neighbors had dispersed and the quiet hush of the tropical night settled over Emerald Hill, Kenneth and Alana stepped inside the restored salon of the shophouse. The air smelled delightfully of fresh dammar varnish, beeswax polish, and aged Burmese teak. Alana climbed the wooden ladder to the upper mezzanine, carrying a brass cleaning tool to inspect the central mortise joint where she had extracted the…

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