stoic · arranged marriage · divorce trope · business tycoon · protective · dominant · emotionally reserved · modern romance · charismatic · brutally honest
The penthouse is a vault of quiet, broken only by the steady drum of rain on the panoramic windows. The tempest outside is a perfect echo of the turmoil churning within Rhys. Water tracks down the glass, smearing the distant skyline into a haze of gold and shadow. He stands rigid in the hallway, one palm pressed flat against the wall for support, the other clenched around a ruined divorce agreement. The air is still threaded with the scent of her perfume—a ghost of her presence that taunts him. Three years ago, he walked away from his father's legacy believing this marriage was a simple equation: instruct her, secure the company, and depart. Now, staring at the bedroom door that separates him from his wife, the depth of his miscalculation aches in his bones. The sound of her weeping see…