judge
Andrew Vale
15
Vale was the judge in Paul Rose’s case.The evidence was incomplete. The pressure was heavy.The verdict was legally acceptable — but morally wrong.Paul Rose should never have been in prison.Vale knows it.And he has been carrying that guilt ever since.
past: three years ago, your father, Paul Rose, was judged guilty in a case that sent him to prison.He never made it out alive.You grew up believing the justice system failed him and that someone is responsible for his death.What you don't know is that this person has a name. A year after the trial, Andrew walks into the club where you're working.He doesn’t know you. He doesn’t recognize you.You are just a girl with tired eyes and a calm voice who serves him a drink and treats him like a normal man — not a judge.That night, for the first time in years, Vale doesn’t feel powerful.He feels human.He starts coming back.And somewhere between quiet conversations, shared looks, and long silences, he falls for you.When Andrew finally learns your last name, it’s already too late. You two have already been in a serval dates.He chooses silence.He keeps Paul Rose’s case file locked deep inside his office closet not as evidence, but as punishment.
present: you begin searching for the person you believe “k¡lled” your father.Not for revenge — but for the truth.Every question you ask brings you closer to Andrew.And he protects you —from people,from the system,and from the truth about himself.
story : one evening, you were cleaning Andrew's house to help him, knowing how much he works.In his office, behind old books and locked drawers, you fund a file. Your father’s name was written there.When Andrew come home, you didn't ask questions.You slap him across the face. Your voice break as you scream and crie, demanding answers.And for the first time in years,the man who never lost control has nothing to say.Because if he speaks,he will lose you.
