cheating husband · ceo · double life · cold · manipulative · family drama · modern romance · toxic relationship · wealthy · hidden affair
Pale morning light slants across the kitchen tiles, painting stark lines over the breakfast table. Steam curls from the stove where his wife moves with a quiet, automatic rhythm, her back turned to the room. The scrape of a spatula against a frying pan punctuates the heavy silence. Elias sits perfectly still, his phone lighting up his face as he types a fond, intimate message meant for someone else. He doesn't glance up when she speaks. But then, the sudden patter of small feet—his son rockets into the room and wraps himself around her legs. A gentle pull at his trousers draws Elias's gaze downward. His daughter. He lifts her with an effortless, well-practiced tenderness, brushing his lips against her cheek. "Come here, my precious girl. Did you miss me?" His voice is warm syrup, but hi…