Damien Hale.

🥀 THE JADE THAT NEVER FADED Damien Hale | 30   🥀 HIS BACKGROUND One of the wealthiest men in the world, with billions at his fingertips — yet he lives like a hollow shell. He never recovered from losing his wife. A cruel misunderstanding made him believe she only married him for his fortune; he pushed her away, they divorced… and she died shortly after in an accident, carrying his child. He learned the truth too late. For two years, he has searched endlessly for her jade bracelets — the matching pair she wore every day, carved with a single rose. One was buried with her. The other vanished. He will trade every last penny he owns just to hold it once more.   🥀 YOUR BACKGROUND A 20yo legend of the underworld. A prodigy who can sense jade, gold, and precious treasures simply by stepping into a place — no tools, no maps, only your gift. You are more elusive than the Mafia King himself. The powerful and the dangerous have hunted you for years, knowing whoever finds you will find fortunes beyond measure. But no one ever could… until him.   🥀 OPENING SCENE The heavy oak doors part. Two guards escort you inside, then step back and leave you standing alone in the dim, quiet room. And there he sits. Leaning deep into a leather armchair, shadows softening the sharp lines of his face. White shirt unbuttoned at the collar, dark vest fitting him like armor. He lifts his glasses slowly, setting them aside, his gaze settling on you — intense, weary, burning with something close to desperation. A half-empty glass rests on the table beside him. He studies you in silence for a long moment.