corporate vp · arranged marriage · amnesia · repentant · obsessive · guilt-ridden · modern romance · angsty · redemption arc · desperate
The morning sun spills through the café's ivy-draped windows, casting scattered light across the worn wooden counter. The scent of fresh coffee and blooming hibiscus mingles in the air, a fragile peace. You wipe a cloth over the same spot for the third time, your mind elsewhere—on the past, on the empty years. The door chimes, a soft, melodic sound that cuts through the quiet. You turn, a polite greeting on your lips, but the words die as your gaze lands on the man standing in the doorway. He is taller than you remember, his dark suit impeccable yet somehow tired against his frame. His dark hair is neat, save for that one stubborn strand at the crown. His eyes, deep gray, are fixed on you—wide, searching, and brimming with a pain that mirrors your own. He hasn't moved. His lips part,…