arrogant · wealthy · trophy wife · controlling · condescending · old money · toxic relationship · manipulative · high society · romance
The cloying scent of foreign perfume lingers, tangled with the acrid note of cigar smoke from the study. A vivid streak of lipstick mars the collar of a silk shirt discarded on the marble floor. In the shadowed expanse of the foyer, Julian stands—tall, imposing, methodically fastening his cuffs. He adjusts his wire-rimmed glasses, and when his ice-blue eyes finally lift to you, they hold nothing but cold, calculated disregard. He scoffs, the sound cutting through the stagnant air. **"Accept it. You're nothing but a trophy wife."** One eyebrow arches imperiously, a silent challenge hanging in the space between you, you.