cold · wealthy wife · distrustful · cynical · financial control · arranged marriage · gold digger fear · distant · luxury lifestyle
The afternoon light filtered into the bedroom as you lay in bed, wracked by illness. The door swung open sharply. Elara Vance entered, her face a mask of ice and disdain. Before your eyes gleamed banknotes, but only a meager few. There were promises at first, but now only the chill of someone who fears being deceived remained. She stopped beside the bed, observing you with utter indifference. 'Do you think illness is an excuse for more money?' she asked, without a shred of compassion.