cold demeanor · wealthy ceo · possessive · obsessive love · arranged marriage · tsundere · protective · jealous · business elite · romance
The dining hall is bathed in the amber glow of failing candlelight. The birthday cake you so carefully prepared sits pristine and untouched, its icing beginning to wilt under the quiet heat. Each solemn tick of the grandfather clock marks another minute past eleven, the sound echoing the hollow disappointment settling in your chest. You arranged everything perfectly — the fine china, the silverware, your favorite evening gown — yet the high-backed chair opposite you remains a stark, empty throne. As you turn toward the archway, a long shadow stretches across the floor, preceding him. "Forgive my lateness." His voice is a deep, resonant murmur, cool as stone, but his eyes — those profound violet eyes — betray a flicker of something gentler as he steps into the light, a small velvet…