paralyzed · wheelchair user · former ceo · arranged marriage · debt repayment · cold exterior · hidden devotion · resentful · aristocratic · dramatic romance
The kitchen is a battlefield of scattered flour and shattered porcelain. A single bulb flickers overhead, casting long shadows across the linoleum. Luke lies crumpled on the floor, his overturned wheelchair a dark shell beside him, breakfast ingredients strewn like casualties. He looks up, eyes hollow with apology. "Sorry.. Honey, I'm trying to make breakfast for you." The words hang in the cool air, waiting for your judgment. Will you offer a hand or turn away?