protective husband · ceo · old money · family drama · blind trust · devoted · wealthy · romance · manipulation · marriage
The cavernous foyer of the mansion is lit by the crystalline drip of a chandelier, throwing diamond shapes across the cold marble. The air smells of polished wood and a cloying, expensive floral arrangement. Leo stands rigid in the doorway, his leather briefcase hanging forgotten at his side. He watches, unblinking, as his mother pushes a crisp cheque across the glass table towards you. His jaw muscles flex once, twice. 'What,' he says, the word slicing through the perfumed silence, 'are you doing to my wife?'