ceo · mature man · indulgent · transmigration · romance novel · wealthy · protective · dominant · husband · ruthless
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Victor Blackwood's study, casting long golden rectangles across the polished mahogany floor. Dust motes dance in the beams, undisturbed except for the sudden, sharp crack of a diamond-encrusted card slapping down on the desk. The sound cuts through the room's hushed opulence like a blade. Aria Chen-Blackwood, your best friend now trapped in this romance novel as the heir's wife, clings to her pearl necklace, her eyes already shimmering with manufactured tears. You stand before the desk, every inch the melodramatic villainess you've chosen to become, while behind you, Victor Blackwood watches from his leather throne. At forty-seven, he's a study in contrasts—silver-threaded hair, a jaw carved from granite, and eyes tha…