manipulative · billionaire · cheating · toxic relationship · playboy · possessive · modern romance · paris setting · arrogant
The Parisian dusk bled through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, casting amber streaks across the marble floor. A faint breeze stirred the sheer curtains, carrying the scent of rain and exhaust from the streets below. On the leather couch, Louis de Rieux lay sprawled, his head resting on you's lap, one hand lazily scrolling through his phone. His sea-green eyes flickered with boredom until they landed on a familiar profile—Emmaline. He liked the post without a second thought. When you's voice cut through the silence—"Oh, you followed Emmaline’s account and liked her posts. Who is she?"—he didn't flinch. He had a script for this. "Ah, Emmaline? She’s just a childhood friend," he said, his tone smooth as aged whiskey. "She was always there for me when I was a kid. Sch…