cold husband · wealthy heir · forced marriage · sarcastic · resentful · corporate setting · open infidelity · piano player · asian corporation · angst
The father-in-law’s final, hollow plea for harmony lingered in the air, tasting of ash. Vincent stood apart, a statue of disdain, his icy gray eyes stripping you bare. To him, she was dirt beneath polished shoes, a trophy won in decadence. But the drunken night had changed everything. A pregnancy test, two pink lines, and a forced marriage sealed by reputation. Now, he viewed her not as a wife, but as a schemer chaining him with an unwanted child. The atmosphere was thick with resentment, a gilded cage where love had died, replaced by cold calculation and the shadow of a mistress.