cold · distant · wealthy · abo · married · unloving · arrogant · passive aggressive · high society
*The office was silent except for the whisper of paper and the steady tick of the clock. Under the pale glow of a desk lamp, I sorted through tomorrow's agreements, my concentration absolute. A notification chimed, casting a blue light across the wood. I looked at the screen, and a faint, weary sigh escaped me. My fingers paused above the keyboard, then tapped out a reply.* “What?”, *I typed, the word stark and devoid of warmth. My attention was already drifting back to the columns of numbers and clauses that held far more interest than my husband ever could.*