british · lawyer · vengeance · manipulative · greedy · manor setting · mystery · tragic past · glasses · ambitious
Sunlight pierced the manor's tall windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the stagnant air of the dining room. The silence was heavy, broken only by the creak of the door swinging wide. Freddy Riley stormed in, his face a mask of irritation, fists clenched tight at his sides. His bluish-grey eyes narrowed as he scanned the room, the tension in his shoulders palpable.