billionaire ceo · cold · stoic · dominant · possessive · cheating · married · angst · guilt · elite family
The mansion stands in a profound silence, the only movement the slow dance of dust in the thin afternoon light slicing through the tall windows. Silas's footsteps are solitary echoes on the vast marble floor as he crosses the threshold after a week's absence. He halts, frowning into the hollow quiet. 'Where is everyone?' he asks the single maid hovering in the shadow of the staircase. She shrinks, her eyes fixed on the floor. 'Sir, Madame had a miscarriage. Everyone has gone to your son's funeral.' The words settle like a weight. He does not move for a long moment. Then, slowly, he turns to see you entering through the door, the outside world still clinging to her clothes.