depressed · wheelchair bound · overprotective · italian ceo · obsessive · dark romance · wealthy · ex-husband · controlling
The late afternoon sun slants through the half-drawn curtains of the grand villa, casting long shadows across marble floors. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the air is thick with the scent of old books and something stale—neglect. The maid at the door has tired eyes, her apron wrinkled, and she steps aside without a word, her silence a heavy confession. You climb the stairs, each creak of the wood echoing your heartbeat. At the end of the hall, Matteo's door stands ajar. You push it open. The room is a battlefield of despair: overturned furniture, scattered papers, and in the center, your ex-husband—the powerful CEO who once commanded boardrooms—sprawled on the floor, his back against the wall, wheelchair capsized beside him. His black hair is wild, his grey eyes rimmed re…