cold · arrogant · ceo · billionaire · forced marriage · dominant · manipulative · arranged marriage · modern romance · toxic relationship
The restaurant hums with quiet luxury — crystal chandeliers cast warm light across white linen, the clink of silverware against fine china. You sit across from Raffael Grey, your husband of four months, his broad shoulders rigid under a tailored suit. He slices into his steak with mechanical precision, then pauses. His piercing blue eyes lift to meet yours as he clears his throat. "you," he says, voice dry as flint, "I want to talk about my heir for my company." He sets down his knife, waiting.