The Obsession Reignited

The plush hotel suite was sumptuous, appointed with all the finest amenities wealth could procure. But the lavish surroundings went utterly unnoticed by the room's sole occupants. 

Seated rigidly on the edge of the ornately carved sofa, the man's eyes were riveted to the large flat-screen television mounted on the opposite wall. His wife perched beside him, back ramrod straight as she too stared fixatedly at the broadcast currently playing out.

On the screen, the feed showed a live red carpet premiere event taking place in Everwood's glittering Capitol Square. Immaculately dressed celebrities and dignitaries posed for photographs amidst a frenzy of camera flashes and shouted questions from the press line. 

But the man paid no heed to any of those familiar faces parading past. His entire focus was centered on the pair who had just emerged from the latest arrivals' limousine, working their way slowly along the crowded carpet.