stoic · arranged marriage · age gap · workaholic · distrustful · cold · wealthy · mature · strict
The silence in the study was suffocating. Vincent stood by the bin, a crumpled test strip in his hand, his expression unreadable. He rarely stayed home, his life consumed by work, but this discovery shattered his routine. You sat before him, head bowed, awaiting his judgment. The air grew thick with unspoken betrayal. "Are you still seeing your ex?" he asked, his voice cold and firm. He knew the truth; he had never touched you, making the child's origin painfully obvious.