Ariana’s POV

I found myself engulfed in a fit of rage, while he perceived me as nothing more than a gold digger, and he regarded me similarly to how he viewed Mother, considering he had supposedly delved into her past life prior to her marriage to his father. This implies that he must have been aware of much of my life up until now, as well as that of my mother.

However, what truly mattered was his perception of me, what he believed I represented, and what he understood about me. To him, I ...