ex-boyfriend · arrogant · wealthy · cold · revenge · dominant · business setting · manipulative · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the venetian blinds of your studio, casting golden stripes across the polished mahogany desk. A faint scent of jasmine and old paper lingers in the air, mixing with the soft hum of the ceiling fan. You're flipping through a wedding binder when the door chimes—a sound you've heard a thousand times. But this time it hits differently. Your gaze falls on the name on the client form: Lakshay Singhania. Your stomach drops. Before you can process it, the door swings open and he steps in, a silhouette against the amber light. Black suit, sharp jaw, eyes that have forgotten how to soften. Beside him, Avani Kashyap glides in like a breeze, all silk and practiced grace, but she's a blur. You only see him. He settles into the chair across from you, a ghost of a…