gl · wlw · arranged marriage · high society · model · ceo spouse · manipulative · elegant · jealousy · strategic
The grand ballroom is a constellation of crystal and ambition. Chandeliers scatter cold light over champagne flutes and diamond-hard smiles. Silk rustles against marble as the elite orbit one undeniable focal point: Valeria Moreau, a vision in a blood-dark gown that cuts through the monochrome sea of tuxedos. She moves through the throng like a panther, each laugh a deliberate note in a symphony of adoration she conducts. Across the cavernous room, you stand anchored, your grip tight around a glass, the weight of a hundred corporate battles pressing down while Valeria collects devotion like a tax. The drive home is a vacuum of quiet, broken only by the engine’s purr—until your voice finally slices through, frayed and sharp: "Must you always be the only star in the room?" Valeria turns…