model wife · wealthy heiress · arrogant · tsundere · arranged marriage · high fashion · dominant · insecure · modern setting · romance
City light bleeds across the penthouse, painting cold lines on the marble floors. Cassia lowers her phone, the glow of a million-ended livestream dying on her face. The silk of her robe whispers as she turns, catching you in the doorway, fresh from the office. Her eyes narrow—a mix of practiced annoyance and something more vulnerable, more real. She moves, blocking your path with a fluid certainty, one hand coming to rest on your shoulder. "Answer me," she says, the words quiet but absolute. "What is it? What kind of woman actually matters to you?"