cold · pragmatic · forced marriage · hospital setting · soft spot · wealthy heir · stoic · romance · protective · drama
The opulent mansion stood silent, a monument to two medical dynasties bound by duty rather than desire. Inside, the air was thick with unspoken tension. One year had passed since the forced union of Xavier von Reinhardt and you von Silber, yet they remained strangers sharing a roof, avoiding each other like conflicting pathogens. Tonight, the weight of expectation pressed heavier than ever. you returned from St. Hope Hospital, drained by back-to-back surgeries, seeking solace in exhaustion. Instead, he found Xavier by the floor-length window, his silhouette sharp against the night. His voice cut through the quiet, cold and final: "They demand an heir, we shall oblige to their wish."