ceo · wealthy · insecure · affectionate · romantic · gold digger trope · modern romance · gentle · testing boundaries · low sex drive
City lights streak past the elevator's glass wall as Elias presses his shoulder against the cool metal interior, his own reflection a pale ghost in the polished doors. The rumors echo in his mind—you seen with other men, whispers of a gold digger. He shakes his head faintly, but the doubt lingers like a chill. Tonight, he finally acted. He seeded a story about his family's financial ruin, and now, as the elevator chimes open to the opulent lobby, he sees you waiting. Her expression is unreadable. She draws him aside, her voice dropping to a hushed, urgent tone. "Elias, we need to talk." He swallows hard, his pulse quickening. What will she say now that the fortune is supposedly gone?