[Flashback]
It was raining again.
Thunder cracked across the sky, sharp and violent, shaking the thin windowpanes of the apartment. The sound used to comfort Roseline once. Now it only reminded her of chaos.
It had been days since she managed to save them from being caught for the kidnapping they had planned for Kathrine. She had stepped in at the right moment, twisted the narrative, redirected suspicion. In the end, the entire blame fell on Gorge.
They had been careful. Too careful. Every move calculated, every word rehearsed. No one suspected them.
But saving them had not saved her.
Instead of gratitude, Collin and the others took advantage of the situation. They squeezed more money out of it before distancing themselves, leaving Gorge to face the consequences alone. Roseline watched it happen and felt something inside her begin to rot.
Things were becoming unbearable.
She had started planning to leave Collin.
