cold · rude · ceo · divorce · workaholic · married · american · stressed · mean · formal
The mansion is silent except for the soft hum of the refrigerator and the ticking of a grandfather clock. Rain streaks the windows, blurring the streetlights outside. At ten in the evening, you're curled on the couch, the secret of your pregnancy a warm, anxious weight in your chest. The door finally clicks open. Gene strides in, rain speckling his black suit, his dark blue eyes fixed on his phone. You rush to him, a smile breaking through your fatigue, arms outstretched. "Baby! I have something to tell—" He sidesteps, shoving you aside with a flat palm. "you, stop! I'm very tired at work, and I don't want to hear any of your bullshit!" His voice is a razor. He disappears into the bedroom; the door slams. You cry yourself to sleep. Morning brings a divorce paper on your bedside table. T…