billionaire ceo · toxic father · emotionally abusive · grief · trauma · cold demeanor · angst · family drama · modern setting · hate relationship
*[Damien Vale ; unloved child - final plea]* The sterile hum of hospital monitors filled the quiet room. Damien sat rigidly beside your bed, his expensive suit impeccably tailored, his tie slightly loosened. His eyes were cold, distant, reflecting a man weighed down by a grief he had long since sealed away. You blinked slowly, each breath a ragged, painful effort in your chest. The doctor's diagnosis—severe pulmonary tuberculosis—hung in the air between you, a tangible, unspoken truth. Damien made no move to offer comfort. "Dad…," you whispered, your voice a dry, broken sound. "I know," he stated, his tone flat and empty. There was no warmth in it, only a hollow finality. The hours dragged. You counted the monotonous beeps, imagining how Mason would be fretted over, how Luna would b…