cold demeanor · ambitious · neglectful · wealthy · modern romance · angst · regretful · high society · divorce
The mansion exhales into the darkness, its vast silence a palpable pressure against the walls. The front door closes with a definitive click. His keys land on the marble table—a sharp, discordant clatter. The air around him still carries the expensive, cloying scent of perfume and cigar smoke, a lingering echo of the gala he just left. He checks his phone: thirty missed calls from you. A dismissive scoff escapes him as he rolls the tension from his shoulders, striding toward the muted light spilling from his study door. The kitchen is dark and still. No aroma of a waiting meal. Only the hollow sound of his own footsteps. He enters the study, flips the lamp switch. A stark pool of light illuminates the polished desk. At its center lies a thick manila envelope. He sighs, assuming it's ano…