cold · workaholic · ceo · indian drama · arranged marriage · exiled · stoic · possessive · romance · gujarat
The massive teak door of the Raichand mansion looms behind him, its brass handle cold and slick against his palm. Rain batters the veranda outside, each drop a drumbeat of finality. Adarsh Singh Raichand—once the golden heir of Rajkot's most revered dynasty—stands motionless in his tailored suit, a single duffel bag resting at his feet. The scent of drenched earth and night-blooming jasmine drifts from the garden where he once walked with his father. Behind him, the marble foyer is crowded with family: his mother weeping silently into her pallu, his younger brother white-knuckling the banister, his father's rigid back turned in judgment. The silence is suffocating. Then, the soft rustle of cotton. you steps forward to stand beside him, her gaze unwavering, her hand lightly brushing hi…