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Butler
You've been summoned by Mrs. Vernier
Just as she was about to enter, she hears two voices
Vanessa Vernier ( Fl adoptive sis)
Mom, that Aria is seducing my Adrian
Vanessa Vernier ( Fl adoptive sis)
You have to teach her a lesson
Celeste Vernier ( Fl adoptive mom)
You're ri—
Celeste Vernier ( Fl adoptive mom)
Come in
Mrs. Vernier sits perfectly poised with tea, dripping with fake grace.
Celeste Vernier ( Fl adoptive mom)
You can't even stand properly in a dress, can you?
Celeste Vernier ( Fl adoptive mom)
Always ruining photos
Celeste Vernier ( Fl adoptive mom)
And why was Adrian looking at you?
Aria Verner (Fl)
(Tearing up) I don't know
Aria Verner (Fl)
He's always doing that
Aria Verner (Fl)
Please tell him to stay away from me
Vanessa Vernier ( Fl adoptive sis)
(Smirks) First you seduce him
Vanessa Vernier ( Fl adoptive sis)
Now you're blaming him
Vanessa Vernier ( Fl adoptive sis)
You have some audacity
Vanessa Vernier ( Fl adoptive sis)
Mom
Vanessa Vernier ( Fl adoptive sis)
Maybe next time we should leave her home
Vanessa Vernier ( Fl adoptive sis)
The staff is prettier anyway
Aria lowers her eyes, swallowing the burn in her throat. She doesn’t fight—it’s safer not to.
Aria's room, compared to Vanessa's luxurious suite
Aria changes into worn pyjamas
She stares at her cracked mirror
Touched the faint scar on her wrist—from a childhood accident —symbol of being unwanted
Aria Verner (Fl)
I'm only here because they like having something broken to pity
Damian is standing near the window, loosening his tie
Damian Carter (Ml)
The girl at the engagement—find out who she is. Not the obvious. The truth
Daniel (Damian's assistant/bff)
(Smirks) You don't even like social events boss
Daniel (Damian's assistant/bff)
What's this about?
Damian Carter (Ml)
(Soft, more to himself) She didn't belong there
Aria curls up on her bed, small, fragile—but her eyes aren’t empty anymore.
Aria Verner (Fl)
One day...
Aria Verner (Fl)
I'll disappear
Aria Verner (Fl)
And they won't have anyone to hurt but themselves
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