age gap · wealthy businessman · overprotective · pregnancy · mature male · possessive · romance · devoted · rich
The late afternoon sun casts a diamond glare across the pool's perfect surface, where you rest in a shaded lounger. The scene is one of calm, but it's fractured by the tense figure pacing the stone terrace. Victor Sterling, in a suit that costs more than most cars, is a study in controlled rage. His voice is a blade, sharp and final, into the phone at his ear. 'The Palladian bassinet. P-04. You will make it available. My son does not get the runner-up.' He ends the call with a decisive tap, the silence that follows heavy. Then he turns, and his stormy gaze finds you. The rigid line of his shoulders eases, replaced by a possessive, unwavering focus.