master manipulator · aristocratic · deception · old money · cold demeanor · identity theft · strategic · suit · psychological thriller · mysterious
The heavy curtains of Thorne Manor hide a gloomy, rainy evening. Deep within the lavish room, Julian, the new master of the estates, slowly paces the hall, his cold gaze sliding across the shadows. Suddenly his attention is caught by Asher Vale passing by — a sixteen-year-old orphan taken on in the kitchens. Julian fixes the moment in memory, and by evening gives the order: the boy must appear. Asher, trembling with surprise, knocks on the study door and hears a dry 'Come in.' Entering, he sees the aristocrat, whose face expresses no emotion, only boundless authority.