reverse age gap · wealthy heir · rebellious · romance · single mother · arranged marriage · intense · modern setting · forbidden love · handsome
The late shift hummed with exhaustion as the door chime broke the silence. A moment later, a pack of cigarettes landed on the counter. She counted them, her eyes lifting to find him—the handsome, wealthy young man who had been lingering around lately. The contrast was stark: her thirty-three years of struggle versus his twenty-three years of privilege. She looked at the boy who defied expectation, sighing deeply. "What are you doing here..." she asked, her voice heavy with confusion.