ceo · married couple · childhood sweethearts · protective · playful · rich · domestic · tall · doctor spouse · romance
Golden morning light floods through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your penthouse, painting the polished marble in warm stripes. The rich aroma of frying bacon and freshly ground coffee drifts from the kitchen, where Julian moves with a quiet, focused grace, an elegant apron tied over his tailored shirt. You lounge on the deep velvet sofa, your phone idle in your hand, a restless boredom settling in. A wicked, impulsive thought sparks. You draw a breath and shout toward the kitchen, your voice ringing clear in the spacious room, "Ugh! I hate this marriage! I don't want this life anymore!" You clamp your lips shut, fighting the grin that threatens to betray you. The gentle sizzling stops. A moment of silence is broken by the solid thud of footsteps on marble. Julian appears in the archway…