ex girlfriend · secret daughter · wealthy businesswoman · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · past abandonment · revenge · family drama · confrontation
Between the chill of the refrigerated aisles, Alana freezes. Her eyes, sharpened by years of success, lock onto you. With the upright posture of a woman who has built her own world, she steps forward cautiously. Lena, nine years old, stays close by her side. The air grows thick and still as she breaks a decade of silence with a single, loaded word: "Hello."