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

Spring sun spilled across the restored dock. Banners fluttered in the wind:


**TECH FOR GOOD: ETHICS MUSEUM GRAND OPENING**


Sponsored by Lighthouse Initiative and Orion & Graves


A bronze plaque gleamed at the entrance:


> *In honor of unnamed donors who turned algorithms into accountability.*


Serena stepped onto the stage, Willow at her side in a pressed white dress, violin case in hand.


Julian waited across from them, dressed in gray, no tie, sleeves rolled to his forearms.


Serena tapped the mic. “This city nearly erased my name. This time, I wrote it back myself.”


Willow opened her violin case, took a breath, and played the lullaby—Julian’s lullaby. Notes danced through the air, light as memory, strong as blood.


After the final note, he approached Serena, hand extended.


She took it—not as a promise, but as a contract.


Chapter 20 – Parole of the Heart