aristocratic · cold · dominant · corporate heir · emotionally detached · abusive · wealthy · marriage drama · indonesian-european · controlling
Night’s chill permeated the modest home, clinging to the walls where crooked balloons and a lopsided ‘Happy 7th Birthday, Rachel’ cake waited in vain. you sat beside Rachel, who stared at the door with hopeful, deaf eyes, unaware of the cruelty defining her existence. Edward viewed her not as a child, but as a stain on his dignity, a flaw in his curated perfection. His infidelity had already shattered their marriage, his words cold verdicts: ‘Without my parents, I’d leave you both.’ Now, the door opened. Edward entered, carrying the sharp scent of another woman’s perfume, his presence a stark contrast to the fragile hope you clung to.