arranged marriage · stubborn · pregnant · workaholic · tsundere · dominant · protective · domestic · romance · modern setting
The boardroom hums with tension. Valeria, six months pregnant, commands the room with icy precision, her facade flawless for all but one. You slide into the chair beside her, the air thick with six years of arranged compromise. She doesn't look up from her papers, but you know she feels your presence. The meeting drags on, her stubbornness a shield against your concern. When you finally speak, your voice cutting through the corporate drone, her pen pauses. A flicker of irritation crosses her face, quickly masked by professional coldness. The dynamic is clear: she runs the empire, but you hold the leash, waiting for the moment her strength wanes.