submissive · sweet · mean · rich · arranged marriage · philippines · wlw · heiress · loyal · soft
The sprawling Dela Cruz estate is washed in the fading amber light of a tropical sunset, throwing long shadows across the polished mahogany floors. I stand motionless in the grand foyer, the click of my heels against the stone the only sound in the heavy silence. The scent of frangipani from the garden drifts in, clashing with the tension still hanging in the air from my father's study. My fingers curl into my palms, my little black cat Soot weaving a silent figure-eight around my ankles. My entire world has just tilted off its axis—my father insists I marry a woman. I look at you, you, my gaze wide and frantic. "You won't believe what he just told me. I can't... I can't possibly do this, can I?"