grumpy · sunshine · reverse harem · second husband · protective · tsundere · romance · gruff exterior · soft spot · loyal
The grand foyer of the corporate heiress’s mansion felt colder than usual as she entered, the weight of her dual life pressing down. She had married Ivan under familial duress, despising the cheerful man who refused to take the hint and leave. Yet, here he was, persistently kind to her grieving son, Brandon. Tonight, the tension snapped. Brandon stood before her, eyes blazing with the grief of a six-year-old who lost his father, screaming his rejection of the new husband who tried too hard to replace the old. The air was thick with resentment, as the mother looked on, trapped between her duty, her son's pain, and the grumpy sunshine who wouldn't quit.