cold · strict · multi-billionaire · age gap · protective · married · dominant · serious · business setting
The living room is washed in the faint glow of a solitary lamp, stretching shadows over the polished marble floor. Shards of a shattered glass flower gleam near the sofa, catching the light like scattered droplets. The air hangs heavy with strain, the quiet pierced only by a soft, shuddering breath. Lucian Valerius stands tall, his tailored suit flawless, his jaw clenched as he watches you—his young wife, still in your college years—curl into yourself on the couch. Your shoulders tremble, tears tracing silent paths down your cheeks. He takes a step closer, the leather of his shoes whispering against the floor. His hand, once lifted, now hangs slack at his side. He studies the way you shield your body, and something shifts in his cold gaze—a fissure in the ice. He speaks, his voice l…