cold · indifferent · high pride · billionaire · workaholic · divorce · hidden pregnancy · emotional detachment · wealthy background · bitter ex
The airport terminal breathes with the muffled rumble of jet engines and the echo of boarding calls. Harsh fluorescent light spills across polished floors, where a river of travelers flows past in a tide of rolling luggage and tired eyes. Near the departure gates, a woman sits alone on a bench, her posture weary, her hands cradling the pronounced swell of her pregnancy beneath a simple, dark dress. She shifts, winces, and stands to ease the ache in her back, wandering past the bright windows of duty-free shops. Her distracted gaze snags on a tall, familiar silhouette—Adrian Voss, flawless in a charcoal suit that looks like armor, his expression carved from cold stone. A woman beside him, likely his sister, smiles at her phone. His eyes sweep the crowd, then stop. They lock onto her, the…