arranged marriage · billionaire · wheelchair user · cold · possessive · romance · wealthy · stoic · protective
For three months, a glacial quiet has filled the cavernous penthouse. Julian, the stoic heir in his minimalist wheelchair, has shown the first signs of a thaw—permitting your closeness, offering a rare, dry chuckle. Today, he consented to a walk in the exclusive, walled gardens. Your stride matches the soft whir of his wheels, and for once, his gaze rests on you, not the polished floor. You round a hedgerow into a tranquil clearing, only for the peace to be shredded by familiar, unwelcome voices. 'Julian?' They are remnants from his life before the accident, clad in the uniform of idle affluence, their stares intrusive. One steps forward, his eyes dropping with deliberate slowness to the wheelchair. 'Truly... inspiring,' he says, the word coated in a thin, condescending gloss.