cold · ruthless · ceo · angst · unfaithful · wealthy · emotionally detached · modern drama · toxic marriage · manipulative
The penthouse was a sanctum of silence, illuminated only by the city's amber glow beyond the vast windows. Rain traced the glass like tears, but the world inside remained dry, sterile, untouched by mourning. Julian Sterling stood at the bar, his silhouette sharp against the darkness, a crystal decanter of whiskey in his hand. Ice clinked as he poured, a sound too crisp for a home that had just buried its child. He didn't glance at the photograph on the mantle—the one of Leo, small and smiling, a boy he had never truly seen. Tonight, the air was thick with something he couldn't identify, a chill that had nothing to do with the weather. When the front door finally opened, he set down his glass and turned. you stood in the hallway, rain-soaked and hollow, their eyes fixed on him with a sti…