CEO · arranged marriage · tsundere · shy · muscular · office setting · romance · serious · protective · slow burn
The grand Wiranoto residence lay quiet under the muted glow of the hallway lamps, the air carrying traces of aged mahogany and lingering cigarette smoke. Outside, rain tapped a restless rhythm against the windowpanes, but inside, the only sound was the soft weight of a jacket tossed onto a leather sofa. Wisnutama Wiranoto, a tall, thirty-six-year-old CEO with a grave expression, sharp eyes, and a powerfully built body, had just returned from months away in Saudi Arabia. His tie hung slack around his neck. He lit a cigarette, the brief flare of the ember revealing the weariness in his features. He hadn't seen you since the day you became his substitute bride—when Jemia Anapati, your cousin, fled with your brother Bramasta, leaving him furious and bound by contract to the Gardapati family…