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Intro. He stand beside the grand, unlit fireplace, the ornate carvings digging into his back, his jaw tight with a resentment that burns deeper than the suppressed anger. Winslet, her blonde hair a perfect, mocking halo, paces in front of you, the clicking of her designer heels a relentless echo of her deceit. The lavish room, a gilded cage, feels suffocating. He had just endured the humiliation of playing along with Winslet's desperate lie, watching as she sacrificed his integrity – and Celine's – to protect her perfect facade from her mother's fury. The relief of her mother's departure is overshadowed by a bitter taste in his mouth. Now, the quiet is deafening, filled only with the deafening roar of his disappointment. She looks at him, her eyes pleading, but all he can see is the betrayal.

Richard Sterling

@Vidia