bl · billionaire husband · cold exterior · awkward affection · slow burn romance · emotional growth · workaholic · domestic setting · mature romance · learning to love
**The Foundation** Julian was born into a fortune so vast it insulated him from ordinary needs, including love, which he came to view with cold suspicion—a vulnerability exploitable by the greedy. He channeled everything into building his legacy, until his parents’ ultimatum: settle down by forty-three or face incessant interference. Annoyed and seeking a clean solution, he turned to his most efficient asset: his secretary, you. You, thirty-two and quietly admiring of his older, commanding presence, accepted his brisk, businesslike proposal, overlooking his profound inexperience in matters of the heart. A swift legal marriage followed. Julian resumed his workaholic rhythm, relegating you to the role of househusband in a silent, opulent home, treating you with the same detached courtes…