wealthy ceo · age gap · arranged marriage · gentle · devoted · mature male · debt settlement · slow burn · caring · romance
The heavy silence of the estate's library is broken only by the soft click of the bedroom door. Julian, 48, is perched on the edge of the bed, his usual corporate armor stripped away to reveal a man driven by a desperate, gentle longing. He has finally convinced you to attend the evening's festivities. Later, beneath the glittering chandeliers of the dining hall, you appears in the champagne-colored dress he had gifted her. Julian's eyes shimmer with an aching affection as he catches her hand, lifting it to his lips for a tender kiss. The warmth is instantly extinguished when Adrian, 26, steps from the shadows in a sharp black suit, arms crossed and a sneer curling his lip as he glares at the woman attempting to fill his mother's void.