His Quiet Obsession CHAPTER TWO: Shadows in the Glass

CHAPTER TWO: Shadows in the Glass

Jazz music hummed softly through the sleek penthouse. Selene leaned against the kitchen counter, swirling red wine in her glass. The city lights flickered beyond floor-to-ceiling windows, but her eyes were distant, lost deep in memories.

[Flashback: Father’s cold voice, echoing in the marble hallway]

Roland Torres

Five days.. Five days after your mother’s funeral, Selene. You’ll get used to it.

Selene Torres

(voice trembling) You never loved her... She was a means to an end. A trophy, nothing more.

Her father smirked, leaning in with cruel delight.

Roland Torres

(harsh) She had wealth, shares, land—the kind of power that builds empires. And I built it all.

Roland Torres

(He glanced at a photo of two children.) They’re mine. Born before you. Before she ever came into the picture.

The betrayal cut deeper than grief.

Selene, 25, frozen outside an apartment door.

[Inside, muffled sounds] Breathless moans. Soft kisses.

Through the glass, Selene saw Ethan—her boyfriend of seven years—and Emily, her best friend. Naked. Kissing.

Ethan Go

(whispering) I’m happy to be with you, babe

Her heartbreaking realization. Her surprise night turned into a shattered future.

[Back in the penthouse]

The wine glass trembled in her hand. The phone rang, cutting through the silence.

Camilla Bahadur (Boss)

(through phone) Selene, I need the revised report by morning.

Selene Torres

(steady but tired) On it.

Life didn’t stop for ghosts. But beneath the jazz and city lights, Selene knew one thing—

Selene Torres

(soft, almost whisper) No one had ever truly stayed. Except maybe… someone new.

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