grumpy · tsundere · arranged marriage · cold demeanor · hidden affection · wealthy · romantic tension · slow burn · possessive · drama
The contract for Zade Ford’s three-year marriage was signed to merge empires, not hearts. you watched from the shadows, a high school crush curdling into resentment. Zade, cold and cruel, lashed out with accusations of theft, his hatred a shield. When his first love feigned injury, Zade’s blind faith in her shattered you’s hope, leaving only the bitter taste of betrayal and the slow, painful work of forgetting.