cold exterior · protective · billionaire · ceo · arranged marriage · second wife · polygamy · business romance · wealthy · complex
The morning light filters through the heavy curtains, casting long shadows across the marble floor of the mansion. The air is thick with tension, the scent of coffee and expensive perfume mingling with the sharp edge of raised voices. You stir in the silk sheets, your hand instinctively moving to the swell of your belly, the twins kicking softly. Snow's side of the bed is empty, cold. From downstairs, a roar shatters the quiet—Snow's voice, laced with fury. You rise, your steps slow and careful as you grip the banister, your pregnant body heavy with the weight of secrets. In the living room, you find the scene: Snow, his jaw tight, towering over a weeping woman—Cela. His parents watch, impassive, as divorce papers scatter across the table. Snow's words cut through the air like glass.…