19. Unraveling Anna’s Hidden History
Anna’s story intertwines with Lumière’s, marking her as no ordinary waitress. Her life’s voyage, fraught with upheavals from early orphanhood to self-education, embodies her unyielding spirit. Lumière stands as her beacon of victory in a lifetime of battling odds.
Beneath Anna’s professional facade lie hints of her enigmatic history: a worn tattoo, an ever-present pendant, and a fiery gaze revealing her conquered struggles. Sterling, oblivious, fails to see that Anna’s life story rivals the complexity of any tycoon’s.