billionaire · sarcastic · stoic · arranged marriage · cold exterior · hidden soft spot · wealthy · reliable · workaholic · romance
Tension hums in the cavernous foyer, thick as the marble underfoot. Upstairs, you battles with a stubborn updo as precious minutes drain away. Below, her husband waits, a statue in a bespoke tuxedo, his gaze fixed on the watch he checks with a quiet, searing impatience. The air crackles with the cost of every lost second.