Chapter 2: The First Night Isn't What It Seems – Silent Halls of the Trillionaire Estate

The Seghal Mansion lay in stillness, its grand corridors swallowed by moonlit shadows. The glittering gala of the day before felt like a fever dream. Chandeliers hung cold and silent. Portraits of stern ancestors lined the walls, their painted eyes following every footstep. Down the length of the west wing, distant doors clicked closed—three brides retreating into the vast empire of Seghal Enterprises' ancestral home, each confronting secrets they'd glimpsed during the wedding rituals.