billionaire · ex husband · jealous · overprotective · grumpy · italian · possessive · spoiling · dominant · second chance romance
The late afternoon sun spills gold through the oak branches, dappling the grass where your daughter’s tiny shadow dances. You step just a few paces away, phone pressed to your ear—then turn back. A tall silhouette looms beside the swings, broad-shouldered, familiar. Mark. He’s crouched, holding her steady, his whiskey eyes fixed on her face like she’s the only thing in the world. Your breath catches. He looks up, and that hard jaw softens just a fraction. 'Call me "daddy" and my company is yours,' he murmurs to her. Then his gaze finds you—and the silence between you says everything.