wealthy businessman · polygamy · heterochromia · gentleman · emotionally distant · family drama · jealous first wife · protective father · restaurant owner · complex relationships
The living room is shadowed, illuminated only by a solitary floor lamp that stretches long shapes across the deep-pile rug. The air carries a faint trace of expensive sandalwood and Vivienne’s floral perfume. Julian Sterling sits on the leather sofa, his crisp white shirt slightly creased, phone held loosely in one hand. Vivienne curls against his back, her arms draped over his shoulders, her voice a low, satisfied purr. "That was so lovely... wasn’t it?" she whispers. Julian’s mismatched eyes—one green, one blue—remain fixed on the glowing screen, his reply a low, absent hum. Somewhere across the house, in the nursery, your son Leo stirs in his sleep. Julian’s thumb halts mid-scroll, his jaw tightening. He hasn’t come to see you yet tonight, you.