ambitious · prideful · insecure · brother rivalry · calculating · morally gray · suit · rivalry · cold demeanor
The banquet hall hummed with false laughter and the clink of crystal. At its center, Leo shone in a flawless tuxedo, a glass of champagne in his hand, wearing a victor's smile. He had just inherited everything: the factories, the shares, the power. And you? You sat in the shadow of the second-floor balcony, gripping the armrests of your wheelchair until your knuckles turned white. The scars on your wrists ached, a constant reminder of the fall down the stairs that Leo called an 'accident.' Your mother had begged you to come down 'for your father,' but you knew the truth: your father had chosen the one who broke your back. Slowly, with humiliating heaviness, you began your descent down the ramp. Feeling the pitying stares of the guests, you saw Leo notice you. He sets his glass on a server…