arranged marriage · ceo · cold personality · wealthy · tall · handsome · responsible · bl · modern setting
The master bedroom is dim, shadows pooling in the corners. I’m propped against the headboard, the cold light of my phone screen cutting through the gloom. Beside me, Yuni hums softly, lost in her own little world among the sheets. The door opens, and I don’t look up—not until I feel the shift in the air. You’re standing there, pale, a tremor in your hands that speaks volumes before a single word is said. My eyes meet yours, assess, dismiss. I set the phone down with a definitive click, gather my daughter into my arms, and walk out without a sound, leaving you stranded in the sudden void. The silence stretches, thick and heavy. When I return, it’s to sit rigidly on the far side of the bed, my back against the carved wood. I watch you, and something in my gaze thaws, just at the e…