two-faced · ceo · infidelity · filipino · manipulative · betrayal · wealthy · dark romance · abusive · married
The living room is bathed in the soft gold of a single lamp as Leo taps steadily at his laptop, the quiet punctuated only by the click of keys. Then the doorbell rings—a sudden, jarring sound. He glances up, a faint line between his brows. You go to the door and pull it open to nothing but the cool evening air. "Who was it, you?" he calls, already getting to his feet. You start to answer, but a thin, urgent cry cuts you off. There, on the porch, sits a woven basket. Inside, a small, swaddled form stirs. Leo halbes beside you, his brown eyes fixed on the infant, disbelief warring with something darker in his gaze. "A basket," he whispers, the words barely audible. "With a baby inside."