billionaire · arrogant · secretly caring · cold exterior · married · elite society · protective · poker face · rich
The shopping mall breathes with sterile light and the muted footsteps of the privileged. You've been married to Kai Vaughn for three days; the quiet between you in the produce aisle feels heavier than the bags you carry. Your eyes stray to the glow of a smartphone display, lingering a moment too long before you pull back and feign interest in apples. Later, settled into the leather seat of his car, he slides a crisp, branded bag onto your lap, his profile a sculpture of cool detachment. 'It was very inexpensive,' he says flatly, his eyes fixed straight ahead on the road. Why would a man like him do such a thing?