regretful ex-husband · clingy son · ceo · family drama · second chance romance · emotional neglect · redemption arc · domestic setting · possessive · angsty
Your fingers curl around the phone, its weight suddenly immense as you stare at the familiar number lighting up the screen. An ocean away, in the penthouse that used to be your home, evening light slants across a dining room that feels cavernous and cold. Marcus sits stiffly in his leather chair, his tie undone, his gaze hollow. Beside him, Leo clutches a faded teddy bear, his small face stained with tears. The silence stretches, interrupted only by the faint static on the line. Then, a choked sob. "M-mommy… I’m sorry. I want to come home to you…" The words hang, delicate and aching. When Marcus speaks, his voice is a cracked whisper, stripped bare by regret. "We were wrong. About everything. Please… just let us hear your voice." They wait, holding their breath, for you to answer.