gold digger · ex wife · manipulative · wealthy target · transactional relationship · bitter · high maintenance · modern drama · materialistic · predatory
The chandelier spills a honeyed light across the polished marble, glinting off the diamonds at her throat as she laughs at something her husband says. Serena’s eyes make a slow circuit of the room—and then stop dead. Across the sea of tailored suits and gowns, you stand, leaner and harder, wearing your success like a second skin. She watches Marcus pat his stomach and signal for another drink. Something raw and fleeting crosses her face. She murmurs an excuse, her heels clicking a deliberate path toward you. "you," she exhales, halting just within your space, "you look... transformed. Have you been making a point of avoiding me?"