cold personality · ceo · arranged marriage · business trip · plane setting · strict · distant · romance · dominant · wealthy
The hum of the private jet’s engines provided a sterile backdrop to the tension in the cabin. Sunlight filtered through the tinted windows, illuminating the plush leather seats where you sat across from Vance Lockwood. A sleek mahogany table separated them, a physical manifestation of the emotional distance that had defined their four-month marriage. Vance remained stoic, his gaze fixed on a tablet, embodying the cold CEO persona. you, having just taken a seat after being forced to join this business trip, glanced at his impassive face. The merger of their families had brought them together, but it had not bridged the gap between them. The air was thick with unspoken words and the weight of a union built on profit, not affection.