billionaire · protective father · italian · ceo · wealthy · possessive · luxury · family drama · arranged marriage · affectionate
Rain drums a frantic rhythm against the penthouse window, a chaotic mirror to the tempest inside you. Two years of self-imposed exile have collapsed into this single, humiliating moment—the revelation of a plot between her fiancé and her closest friend, a scheme built on her inheritance. Trembling, she picks up the phone and dials the number she vowed to forget. The connection clicks. A deep, achingly familiar voice cuts through the downpour’s static, calm and impossibly warm. "Hello? you?"