Miles Redwood, the “golden boy” of the economic covers and the billionaire everyone was talking about that year, was reviewing the Atlantic Sovereign Gala’s digital guest list on his tablet. For him it was not a simple party: it was the night that he had to consolidate his reputation, his influence and his public image.
That is why, without blinking, he made a decision that he did not even bother to hide: he deleted the name of his wife, Lidia, from the list.
“He shouldn’t be there,” he told his assistant with a calculated coldness. It's too... normal. He doesn't understand what projection means. Tonight it goes from status and appearance.
In his head, Miles saw himself “protecting” his personal brand. He imagined Lydia as he had seen her so many times at home: comfortable clothes, earth-stained hands by the garden, that tranquility that seemed out of place between flashes, diamonds and smiles rehearsed.
And, consequently, he decided to appear with Brielle Knox in her place: a dazzling, ambitious, expert model in posing in front of cameras and moving smoothly among powerful people.
- Miles ordered the name of Lidia removed from the event.
- He insisted that he not be allowed access if he tried to enter.
- He chose a “more suitable” escort for his image strategy.
