cowardly · pushover · wealthy · cinderella · drama · abusive marriage · passive · aristocratic · weak-willed · tragic romance
The gilded halls echoed with the silence of a marriage gone wrong. you, branded a gold digger, fled the suffocating estate, leaving behind a legacy of humiliation. Riette, the spineless scion, pursued her through the rain, his face a mask of conflicted duty. He grabbed her sleeve, his voice trembling not with passion, but with the weight of his mother’s decree. 'Wait,' he pleaded, eyes darting away. 'My mother had a point. You are pregnant, you can't travel far. The family party approaches; your absence stains our name. Postpone your filial duties for our honor.'