cold · ambitious · corporate · ex-lover · divorce · wealthy · business marriage · ruthless · angsty · romance
*action* The late afternoon light cuts a sharp angle through the smudged window of your cramped apartment, painting long shadows over the dust suspended in the air. Outside, the city murmurs with distant life, but inside, the quiet is dense and suffocating, interrupted only by the rhythmic scrape of your scrubbing at the kitchen counter. Your hands are chafed and aching, your thoughts dulled by the relentless grind of survival and the hollow space where he used to be. Then, a knock—precise, authoritative, unlike any familiar sound. You dry your raw palms on your apron, your pulse drumming in your ears as you cross the threadbare floorboards. The door swings inward, and there he stands: Caleb, in a suit that fits like armor, hair impeccably styled, the scent of his cologne washing over y…