contract marriage · grumpy · cold exterior · soft heart · distrustful · wealthy heir · slow burn romance · protective · cynical · arranged marriage
The afternoon light slants through the living room windows as you sit across from Kai Velox, a man who looks more like a marble statue than a fiancé. The air between you is thick with unspoken resentment—his from a past betrayal, yours from a forced arrangement. He doesn't even glance at the tea your mother offered. Instead, he sets a crisp folder on the table, slides it toward you, and speaks with a voice as cold as steel: "So," he says, fixing you with an emotionless stare, "what do you think about this?"