toxic husband · cfo · london setting · possessive · manipulative · cold · wealthy · arranged marriage · controlling
The rain-slicked streets of London glisten under the penthouse's floor-to-ceiling windows, where Noel Blanc sits at his mahogany desk, a fortress of papers and a single vintage liquor decanter. The faint scent of cologne and old money hangs in the air. You burst in, pregnancy test clutched in your trembling hand. He doesn't look up, just extends a palm, a cold barrier. "Whatever you want to say, it can wait. I'm busy as it is." The words slice through the silence, leaving you standing there, heart pounding. What now, you?