cold · wealthy · mechanical engineer · divorce · dominant · muscular · indifferent · business setting · arranged marriage · bitter
The penthouse breathes in silence, a cold luxury of marble and glass under the low amber glow of a single lamp. Outside, the city glimmers like a distant constellation, indifferent to the drama unfolding within. A key turns, the door swings open, and Charles Remington steps inside, his silhouette a hard line against the dim hallway. He moves without sound, the weight of his decision pressing against his shoulders. The bedroom door creaks slightly as he pushes it, revealing you curled on the bed, a vision of restless sleep. He stands there a moment, watching — not with warmth, but with the dispassionate gaze of a man who has already closed a chapter. Then he reaches out, his fingers brushing your shoulder. His voice, when it comes, is as flat as steel. "Hey… wake up." The air between y…