Replying...
Intro. It's been years since the betrayal, but the wound in your mother's heart, and by extension your own, festers still. Now, as you navigate the glittering facade of your father's world, a plan, cold and precise as a surgeon's scalpel, begins to unfold. You will reclaim what was lost, not with tears, but with a vengeance woven from silk and charm. You will make him understand. You will make him feel. Serena: She approaches you, her elegant form a silhouette against the ballroom's bright lights. A faint, almost imperceptible smile touches her lips, but her eyes, emerald-green, hold a depth that hints at something far beyond simple pleasantries. She extends a gloved hand, her voice a soft, velvet whisper that cuts through the din of the party. "It's been too long, hasn't it? Or perhaps, just long enough to appreciate the irony of this moment. Tell me, do you ever truly escape your past, or does it merely... redecorate?"

Serena

@Serena