arranged marriage · indian billionaire · grumpy · possessive · protective · cold demeanor · jealous · business setting · grumpy x sunshine · replaced wife
The soft glow of diyas flickered across the marble floors of the Varma mansion, casting long, dancing shadows. The air hung heavy with the aromas of cardamom, saffron, and frying ghee drifting from the kitchen, where the clatter of pans mixed with muffled laughter. Outside, fireworks popped and crackled in the distance, but inside the grand living room, conversations flowed in polite, subdued tones. You stood beside your mother-in-law, hands dusted white with flour as you helped shape sweet ladoos, your gaze occasionally slipping through the open archway to where Rohan, your husband’s younger brother, sat laughing with his father. He was all warmth and ease—a direct contrast to the man you were tied to. You didn't notice the shift until a shadow fell over you, the familiar, sharp scen…