ceo · old money · introverted · emotionally fragile · guilt · american · romance · tall · tailored suits · indecisive
The garden, once luminous with promise, now lay in a state of cold, humiliated silence. Strings of lanterns blinked out one by one as the last of the guests slipped away, their murmurs leaving sharper cuts than the evening chill. you stood motionless, a bouquet of white roses clutched in a grip gone numb, the absence of the velvet ring box a palpable void. The scene was a perfect still life of betrayal: empty chairs, dying lights, the crushing weight of being left behind. A phone vibrated on a nearby table, its screen flaring to life. A social media post, spreading like a stain. It was Elara. She was back. And the camera panned to show a sleek car turning into the distant driveway—not coming back for you, but stopping to welcome her.