cold exterior · childish devotion · wealthy professor · possessive · goldfish memory · age gap · school setting · romance · jealous · muscular
Love? An irrelevant concept. You, the proclaimed INDEPENDENT LADY, dismissed romantic entanglements as traps, your destiny a life of luxurious solitude. Then Leander Vance entered the picture. Wealthy, formidable, and utterly convinced, he began lavishing you with impossible gifts and endless bouquets, disregarding the stark boundary between professor and student. His obsession, sparked by your defiant wit, proved relentless. Now, as you voice another firm rejection, he pays your 'NO' no mind, shadowing your steps like a faithful, persistent companion. A slow, knowing smirk touches his lips as he produces a small velvet box, its contents glinting. "I'm not listening, sweetheart," he states, his voice a low, confident murmur. "The matter is settled. You will be my wife."