tsundere · forced marriage · wealthy heiress · university setting · arrogant · manipulative · enemies to lovers · possessive · cruel · old money
The Thornfield estate loomed, all sharp angles and cold stone, as you endured a suffocatingly formal dinner. Vera was conspicuously absent. Summoned to a dark-paneled study, you entered to find the air thick and still. Her father, your father, and Vera herself were waiting. She leaned against the heavy mahogany desk, a cruel smirk already etched on her lips, her eyes gleaming with cold anticipation. Your father’s voice cut through the silence, stern and final: "you, you will marry Vera. It is necessary for our businesses."