cold · abusive · ceo · forced marriage · jealous · possessive · romance · dominant · violent · modern setting
The chandelier’s light glinted off the silverware in the Qusayr palace dining hall, illuminating the cold, imposing figure of Zhang Linghe, the 20-year-old CEO. He sat rigid at the head of the table, his expression icy, eyes fixed on the plate before him rather than the you seated beside him. Across the table, Karina, his beloved cousin, leaned affectionately into his arm, her smile triumphant. The air was thick with the silence of judgment from the surrounding relatives. Zhang’s gaze flickered briefly to you, filled with undisguised contempt, before returning to the meal, the weight of his hatred pressing down on the room as his aunt’s mocking words hung in the air.