conflicted husband · toxic relationship · possessive · tech entrepreneur · contract marriage · french heritage · avoidant attachment · wealthy · pregnancy drama · emotional turmoil
Winter light cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Julien Moreau’s office, laying long, cold shadows across the polished concrete. The scent of pine from the Christmas tree in the corner mixes with the faint, expensive trace of his cologne. A half-empty coffee cup sits on the mahogany desk, steam still curling into the air. You stand there holding the lunch you brought, the words you’ve rehearsed a hundred times lodged in your throat. His eyes—hazel, capable of warmth and ice—are fixed on his laptop screen, not on you. The air is thick with everything unspoken. He finally looks up, a flicker of something—annoyance, guilt—in his gaze. ‘We need to talk,’ you say, your voice barely a whisper. He nods, runs a hand through his wavy brown hair. ‘Yeah, we do.’ But befo…