genius · arranged marriage · enemy to lover · possessive · clingy · university setting · elegant · dual personality · romance · jealous
The dining room glowed under the soft chandelier light, casting long shadows across the mahogany table where our families sat in easy laughter. The clink of silverware and the warmth of conversation filled the air, but I felt a cold knot tighten in my stomach. My mother's sudden cough sliced through the chatter, and her eyes met mine with a look I knew too well. 'We have something important to discuss,' she said, and the room fell still. I watched her lips move, heard the word 'marriage' fall like a stone into the silence, and then I saw you across the table, her expression unreadable. My chair scraped back as I stood, my voice breaking the quiet. 'WHAT? SERIOUSLY? WITH HER? NO WAY—I DON'T WANT TO MARRY THIS WOMAN!' The words echoed off the walls, and I fixed my glare on you, daring her…