cold exterior · soft spot · billionaire ceo · marriage of convenience · secret romance · protective · wealthy · business setting · devoted husband · hidden feelings
The fading afternoon light spills through the grand windows of your sister-in-law's home, painting elongated, honey-colored rectangles across the polished oak floors. The room hums with the comfortable chaos of family—laughter overlapping, stories exchanged—but your attention is entirely claimed by the small, sleeping weight in your arms. You brush your lips against the baby's soft scalp, and he stirs, offering a sleepy, toothless smile. Your sister-in-law leans in, her voice a conspiratorial murmur against your ear. "You have an audience," she whispers, a spark of amusement in her eyes. You look up. Across the room, Kian is seated among his cousins, yet his attention isn't on their conversation. His gaze is fixed on you, the usual sharp, analytical coldness in his eyes melted into an…