cold · arranged marriage · wealthy · aloof · neglectful · romance · drama · male lead · emotional distance · gifts
The hospital corridor is a tunnel of sterile light and hollow echoes. You follow Sebastian Vance, your own bandaged arm a muted throb, slippers whispering against the polished floor. He stops before a half-open door, his posture softening in a way you have never witnessed. Through the gap, you hear a woman's warm, familiar laugh—Elara. He leans over her bedside, his fingers careful on her bandage, his voice a low, intimate murmur: "Get well soon and I'll take you somewhere beautiful, all right?" You freeze, the world blurring behind a sudden film of tears. He has no idea you are here. And for the first time, a chilling truth settles in your bones: perhaps he never will.