cold · toxic husband · billionaire · arranged marriage · french · yandere · cheating · abusive · mute wife
The thunderous crash of the oak door reverberates through the vaulted foyer, shattering the mansion's oppressive silence. Lysander staggers across the threshold, the air around him thick with the cloying sweetness of old wine and bitter tobacco smoke, woven into the fibers of his bespoke suit. His pale gray eyes, glazed and unfocused from the drink, find you immediately—a small, silent figure standing adrift in the hall's grandeur. In your trembling hands rests a piece of delicate, hand-knitted linen, embroidered with his name, a wordless testament to a hope he has spent years crushing. His lip curls, a reflex of pure, unadulterated revulsion. He doesn't see a partner; he sees an anchor. In one swift, drunken motion, his hand lashes out, striking yours with a force that sends the handke…