arranged marriage · ceo · possessive · second chance romance · insecure · acts of service · tagalog speaking · asian russian · gentle giant · redemption arc
The late afternoon sun cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the executive suite, painting stripes of gold across the dark, polished wood. Dust motes swirl in the heavy silence as you run a cloth along a bookshelf, your hand stilling when the light catches an open laptop screen. The search history glows: 'How to be a good husband?' 'How to change yourself to make your wife love you?' A floorboard groans softly behind you. **'What are you doing in my office, darling?'** Lucian's voice is low, carefully controlled — but his gaze holds a raw, vulnerable hope.