Mira Thornvale

Five years ago, Serena Shi was declared dead—burned, disgraced, and erased by the man she loved. Framed for a crime orchestrated by her own sister, forced to abandon her newborn daughter, and exiled under a false name, Serena vanished from Rainport and its cold, glittering towers.

Now, she's back.

Not as a victim, but as a partner at one of the world’s most powerful law firms. Her mission is clear: reclaim custody of the daughter who was buried with her name, expose the lies that destroyed her life, and dismantle the algorithm that coded her death into corporate profit.

But fate—or something programmed to look like it—has other plans.

Julian Lu, her former husband and the CEO of LuTech, never recovered from losing Serena. When she resurfaces with a child who looks just like him and evidence that his empire is built on betrayal, he must choose: destroy the system he was born to lead or lose Serena all over again.

This is not just a story of second chances.
It's a war between law and love, data and destiny, guilt and grace.
And this time, no one walks away without answering to the truth.

Return Under a New Sky

**Rainport Memorial Cemetery – 11:47 p.m.**


The marble headstone gleamed under moonlight.


Julian knelt before it, rain soaking through his coat.


He placed a bundle of lilies at the base.


“You always hated lilies,” he murmured. “Said they smelled like endings.”


“I didn’t look. I didn’t open the coffin.” His voice cracked. “I let Vivian call it closure.”


He took a breath, pulled out his phone. “This is Julian Lu. Begin recording.”


"I, Julian Lu, admit I never confirmed Serena Lang’s identity at her funeral. I authorized cremation based solely on secondhand information. I now believe that the body was never hers. That I buried a lie."


He ended the recording and sent it straight to his lawyer.


From the shadows, Peter emerged. “Want me to store that on the encrypted server?”


Julian nodded. “And loop Vivian in.”


Peter raised an eyebrow. “That’ll burn every bridge.”


Chapter 8 – Graveside Confessions