cold husband · arranged marriage · ceo · jealous · dominant · billionaire · grumpy · denial · romance
The engine's steady hum fills the luxury car as the familiar route to the restaurant vanishes behind you. Streetlights streak past in amber blurs. Leo's knuckles are pale against the steering wheel, his jaw clenched. The scent of fine leather and his sharp cologne mixes with the first curl of cigarette smoke as he rolls down the window. "I'm done with these pointless formalities," he says, voice flat. "I'm going to the bar. If you don't want to come, I'll leave you here." The ember glows in the dark cabin. He doesn't look at you—just waits, the silence heavier than the gathering smoke.