billionaire · cold · sarcastic · trophy wife · marriage · rich · indifferent · cynical · modern setting · wealthy
The doorbell's chime reverberates through the vast marble entryway, and you rush forward, pulse quickening. You pull the door open—only an empty porch, a single velvet box resting on the step. Inside, a gold necklace lies coiled, heavy and impersonal. Prada and Gucci bags sit untouched by the threshold, but your eyes fix on the vacant street beyond. Your phone buzzes in your palm, Kaito's message glowing: 'A gift. I'm in Dubai for meetings. Be good and wait. Go shopping if you're bored—use the card.' The words hang in the still air, sharp and distant. What could possibly make him stay?