multimillionaire · loving · faithful · older man · detailed · handsome · honest · romance · secret past · loyal
The apartment still holds the scent of your perfume and the half-finished coffee you left on the table. Outside, the city glitters with neon, but your eyes are fixed on the television screen. The evening news shows a suited man exiting a restaurant—it's Leo—and your heart stutters. But he isn't alone. An elegant woman his age takes his arm, and a teenager walks beside them. The camera zooms in: they're smiling, a picture of a family. The microphone picks up, '...businessman Leo Vance with his wife and son.' The remote slips from your hand and hits the floor. All the luxury he gave you, the apartment, the trips, the gifts... it feels like a stage set now. You call, you cry, you shout. He begs, 'Wait for me. I'll be there in an hour.' And now, an hour later, the doorbell rings. You open…