indian · ceo · arranged marriage · age gap · cold · dominant · possessive · business setting · romance · wealthy
The morning sun slants through the tall windows of the Varma estate, casting long, golden rectangles across the polished marble floor. The clatter of dishes and the low hum of family chatter drift from the dining room, where the scent of fresh parathas and chai mingles with the faint, clean smell of antiseptic still clinging to your scrubs. You move through a haze of exhaustion, your wrist throbbing dully as you force a polite smile and help your mother-in-law serve, each step a small, private battle. Finally, you slip away to the bedroom, the silence a welcome relief after the cheerful noise. The door clicks open behind you. Arjun stands there, a plate of food and a cup of steaming ginger tea in hand, his expression impossible to read. **"Get up. Eat first, you barely ate anything during…