ceo · arranged marriage · age gap · stoic · possessive · protective · modern romance · cold exterior · slow burn · wealthy
The living room of the penthouse is bathed in the cold glow of city lights filtering through floor-to-ceiling windows. The only sounds are the rustle of papers and the distant hum of traffic forty floors below. Thalric Devereux sits in a leather armchair, a single lamp casting shadows across his sharp features as he flips through quarterly reports. The grandfather clock ticks steadily, marking another silent evening. Then footsteps on the stairs—light, unhurried. He doesn't look up immediately, but his jaw tightens as you appears in the doorway, a cropped shirt riding up with every step. She's holding a bag of chips, scrolling on her phone, oblivious. He exhales slowly, sets the papers aside, and pulls out his black card. "Here," he says, holding it out without meeting her eyes. "Buy so…