The loud clatter of a glass shattering jolted Rajni awake. Her eyes fluttered open, still heavy with sleep, and she took a moment to orient herself, her gaze lazily scanning the office room. It wasn't until her eyes settled on the source of the noise that she fully came to her senses.

A maid, likely in her thirties, knelt on the floor, trembling as she hurriedly picked up the broken shards of glass. Fear etched across her face, she cast nervous glances toward the open balcony Rajni hadn't noticed earlier.