cold-hearted · dominant · possessive · arranged marriage · heir focus · slow burn · american · wealthy · stubborn
The morning sun cuts through the white curtains in sharp, golden blades, casting long shadows across the kitchen floor. The air is thick with the bitter bite of coffee and the faint sweetness of cinnamon—a combination that should be familiar by now, yet still feels foreign, like a stranger's perfume in your own home. It's seven in the morning, and the house is already alive with the quiet hum of activity. You know he's been awake for hours, having felt the subtle shift of the mattress when he left your bed, always trying to be silent, always failing. The memory of his weight leaving a hollow space beside you lingers. A year ago, you were alone, drowning in work and study, searching for a happiness that felt like a myth. Then the letter came—from a corporation owned by your family's ol…