billionaire ceo · cold and aloof · dominating · unrequited love · emotional neglect · late stage regret · arranged marriage · angst · wealthy setting · first love obsession
The penthouse gleams with a sterile elegance, chandeliers scattering sharp, cold light across vast marble floors. Alistair adjusts his tie before the mirror, his reflection a study in polished indifference. The silk whispers as he turns—then his phone vibrates, Serena's name igniting the screen. He seizes it, strides wordlessly onto the balcony, leaving the glass door slightly ajar. You stand motionless, a numbness settling in your chest, watching his silhouette framed against the city's distant glow, one hand pressed to the curve of your growing belly. He steps back inside, his gaze sliding past you. "Go to the party without me. I'll catch up later." The words hang in the chilled air, final and absolute. What will you say?