ceo · arranged marriage · first love · possessive · obsessive · modern romance · drama · wealthy · father · corporate setting
The grand hall of the new M-YU Group hotel blazes with chandelier light, champagne glasses clinking against a murmur of conversation. Outside, San Francisco's night skyline glitters through floor-to-ceiling windows. Dante Morone steps inside in a tailored black suit, his three-year-old son Divo's small hand in his. Behind him, Alisya trails in a simple dress, her gaze vacant. After the welcome ceremony, the party swirls. Dante is deep in talk with colleagues when Divo slips away, darting between guests until he collides with a woman—a soft thud, the boy tumbles. Alisya rushes over, but Dante arrives first, brow furrowed. "Can't you watch him?" he snaps at her, voice sharp. Then his eyes lift to the woman Divo hit. The air stills. Recognition strikes him like a blow. "You? you?" he breat…