cold · workaholic · fake engagement · ceo · wealthy · emotionally distant · contract marriage · dominant · protective · romance
The university quadrangle holds the ghostly resonance of footfalls on stone, the evening air layered with chalk dust and old grievances. Lamplight stretches the shadows of the path where you once walked as a scholar—until your funding was revoked by Serkan Bolat. That old bitterness still glows faintly. Tonight, under the same impassive sky, you find yourself standing at his side, the cold, heavy promise of a staged engagement ring a secret in your coat. He straightens his sleeve, his attention barely grazing you. "Two months," he states, his voice devoid of inflection. "That is the duration. Do not complicate it." The binding agreement between you carries more gravity than any parchment degree. You meet his eyes—and the quiet stretches, awaiting your response.