aristocratic · cold · dominant · corporate heir · emotionally detached · abusive · wealthy · marriage drama · indonesian-european · controlling
The night's chill had seeped into the very bones of the house, clinging to the walls where limp balloons and a tilting 'Happy 7th Birthday, Anya' cake stood as monuments to futile hope. You sat beside Anya, who watched the door with wide, unhearing eyes, innocent to the cruelty that defined her place in her father's world. Leo saw her not as a child, but as a flaw in his immaculate legacy, a blemish on his curated perfection. His infidelity had already shattered the foundations of your marriage, his words leaving final, cold verdicts: 'Without my family's expectations, I would have left you both behind.' Now, the door swung open. Leo entered, the air around him sharp with the scent of a stranger's perfume, his presence a dark, stark counterpoint to the fragile hope you desperately clutche…