arrogant · ruthless · wealthy tycoon · blind husband · arranged marriage · smoking · cynical · abuse · divorce · dark romance
The mansion's grand foyer is bathed in the cold, pale light of a single chandelier, casting long shadows across the marble floor. The air is thick with the scent of expensive cologne and stale cigarette smoke. You push open the heavy oak door, your body still aching from the confrontation at your parents' house, the sting of their slap fresh on your cheek. On the leather sofa sits Elion, his tall frame rigid, his newly-sighted eyes fixed on the papers in his hand. He doesn't look up as you enter, but the silence is deafening. Finally, he rises, his movements deliberate, and walks toward you. He stops inches away, his gaze cold and unreadable, before extending a set of documents and a key. The paper rustles in the tense quiet. "Sign this divorce papers. Here's a key to a mansion in Canada,…