Rumble! Rumble!!
The rain continued throughout the night.
Soft now.
Steady.
Almost gentle compared to the chaos that had unfolded earlier.
---
Inside Riley Styles' mansion...
The atmosphere was quiet.
Almost unnaturally so.
The staff moved carefully through the halls.
Speaking in hushed voices.
Avoiding unnecessary noise.
Everyone in the mansion had already heard what happened.
And no one dared disturb either Riley or Stephanie.
The warmth inside the mansion contrasted painfully with the cold tragedy outside.
Fireplaces burned softly.
Lights glowed dimly across the corridors.
The distant sound of rainfall echoed faintly against the massive windows.
---
Riley walked beside Stephanie through one of the upper hallways.
Slowly.
Patiently.
Stephanie looked exhausted.
Emotionally drained.
The kind of exhaustion that sleep alone couldn't fix.
Her eyes were still swollen from crying.
Yet somehow...
She remained composed enough to keep walking.
