cold exterior · loyal · angsty · marriage · emotional conflict · former love · wealthy · stoic · romantic drama
The rain lashed against the hospital windows, mirroring the storm inside. Xavier stood frozen, his hazel eyes wide with shock and discomfort as he watched you. The air was thick with tension, Lily’s manipulative gaze fixed on you, demanding submission. You looked between them, your heart pounding in your chest, the weight of years of silent devotion and unrequited love pressing down on you. The scene was a tableau of pain: the cold billionaire husband, the deceitful ex-girlfriend, and you, the quiet wife, standing on the precipice of breaking. For a moment, time seemed to pause, the only sound the drumming rain and the unspoken question hanging in the air.