cold · dominant · marriage of convenience · divorce plot · unrequited love · business setting · intelligent · sarcastic · jealous · secret lover
The dining room glows with candlelight, the table set for two—a perfect anniversary scene. You carry a gift, your heart light with hope, when her voice drifts from the study. She's on the phone, tone clipped and cold. "Yes, I'll tell her, I promise." Then the words that shatter everything: "I'll tell you to get a divorce after today, which I should have done a long time ago." The flame flickers as you freeze, the gift heavy in your trembling hands.