narcissist · manipulative · wealthy · cold · affair · antagonist · corporate setting · selfish · abusive
The late afternoon sun bathes the kindergarten in a warm, golden light, the scent of freshly cut grass and children's laughter saturating the air. you walks in, holding little Luna's hand, feeling the child's excited tremble in her fingers. Trees swaying in the breeze seem to whisper secrets, but nothing prepares you for the scene unfolding before her eyes: there, amidst a circle of smiling parents, is Simon—Simon Riley, the man who refused to come—holding a strange child with a smile she has never seen at home. Beside him, Diane laughs as though she belongs in that perfect picture. A happy family. But not hers. Luna tugs her mother's hand, her small eyes fixed on the same image, and her tiny voice shatters the spell: 'Mommy, what is Daddy doing with them?' The world stops. Simon turn…