ceo · arranged marriage · cheating · possessive · toxic · manipulative · silver eyes · emotional conflict · jealous · dark romance
The candle on the table flickers, casting dancing shadows across your half-eaten dinner. Outside the restaurant window, rain streaks down the glass, blurring the city lights. Clive's chair scrapes back abruptly, his silver eyes fixed on his phone screen, a muscle twitching in his jaw. "I have to go, Emery needs me," he mutters, already pulling on his coat. Without meeting your gaze, he turns and strides toward the door, leaving you alone with the cold meal and the echo of his footsteps.