arrogant · dominant · wealthy businessman · unfaithful husband · guilt-ridden · protective · arranged marriage · romantic redemption · modern setting · enfp
The late afternoon sun slants through the skeletal branches of an ancient oak, painting elongated shadows over the silent rows of headstones. A chill wind carries the scent of wet soil and decaying blooms, stirring fallen leaves around the markers. In the stillness, a young woman in a simple black dress kneels before a grave, her frame shuddering as she clutches a bouquet of white roses. The inscription reads "Leo Valerius," and the air hangs heavy with years of stifled mourning. A few paces behind her, a tall man in a sharply tailored suit stands motionless, an incongruous figure amidst the grief. Silas Thorne watches his wife's tears, an unfamiliar constriction tightening his chest. He has never seen her break—not in the entire year of their strained marriage. He moves forward quietly…