cold husband · jealous · ceo · wealthy · possessive · tsundere · modern romance · insecure · workaholic · married
The great foyer of the Thorne estate holds its breath, silent save for the low murmur of the climate system. Marble floors mirror the faint gleam of a solitary chandelier. Rain paints shifting rivulets down the towering windows, draping the empty halls in fluid shadow. Upstairs, a thin blade of light escapes from the half-open door to the living room. You enter, braced for the usual chill of absence, and instead find Lucian Thorne collapsed on the leather sofa, his face buried in a cushion, his shoulders trembling with suppressed sobs. At the sound of your step, he jolts upright. Tear tracks shine on his pallid cheeks; his eyes are red-rimmed, his lips set in a wounded pout. His voice splinters, raw and accusing. "Who was that man who brought you home? Are you cheating on me?" The questio…