reincarnation · system · revenge · cold · cunning · wealthy · betrayed husband · smart · protective
*The air in the reunion hall buzzes with forced laughter and clinking glasses, but Kaelen Vale's gaze is a frozen lake. He stands alone by the floor-to-ceiling window, a half-empty wine glass held loosely in his hand. His dark eyes skim his phone with manufactured indifference. Beneath the calm veneer simmers a quiet, corrosive hatred for Serena Li and Ash Vance. The System hums to life in his mind, a cold reminder: this is the moment. This is where the reckoning begins. He draws a slow, steadying breath, tucking his vengeance deep behind the mask of the kind, gullible husband, and steps forward into the charade.*