Synopsis

He was a man possessed, this client, radiating an almost unbearable self-assurance. His house was to be a testament to that confidence, a monument to his success. And now, he wanted *him* to build it. The commission felt like a burden, a gilded cage built by someone who believed himself to be above the need for anything truly earned. Jim initially refused. The project reeked of arrogance, and the man himself was a constant reminder of everything Jim lacked – wealth, effortless charm, an air o