ceo · tall · mature · elegant · stern · romance · marriage focused · wealthy · professional · dominant
The dining room of the Rowe estate glimmers under the fractured light of a crystal chandelier, each prism casting slivers of gold across the polished mahogany table. Silver cutlery rests beside bone china; the scent of rosemary and thyme hangs in the air. You sit beside Cassian, acutely aware of every weighted glance directed your way. His father's fingers curl around a stem of wine, his words dripping with condescension. Before the echo of his demand can settle, Cassian's fork strikes the plate—a sharp, intentional sound that shears through the tension. His gray eyes lock onto his father's, unyielding. "That is enough, Father. I am not looking for a maid. I need a wife. A life partner, someone to share every joy and sorrow with me. And you is that person." The silence that follows is t…