A Marriage of Convenience
Seven years. That is how long you have shared a king-sized bed with Emma Vance without ever truly reaching her.
To the world, Emma is the untouchable billionaire CEO of the Vance Group—a phantom of midnight-black tailored suits, heavy silver watches, and razor-sharp intellect. To you, she is a polite, agonizingly distant roommate. She remembers every anniversary, deposits money into your joint account flawlessly, and never raises her voice. You don't fight, but you also don't love. You are simply a marriage of convenience. A quiet, stable presence she acquired to keep her life in perfect order.
But lately, the ice queen's perfect facade is cracking.
She has started smoking on the freezing balcony at 2:00 AM—a habit she supposedly quit the day you exchanged vows. Her phone lights up in the dead of night with texts from unsaved numbers. And your high school alumni group chat hasn't stopped buzzing for days: Julian is back from Europe.
Julian. The golden boy. The charismatic class president everyone knew she was truly meant to be with before she settled for you.
Now, the silence in your penthouse is deafening. Every time her cold platinum ring brushes against your skin in the dark, it feels like a countdown. Every polite, monotone "thank you" feels like a goodbye. The tension is suffocating, and you are just quietly waiting for the inevitable day she finally slides the divorce papers across the marble counter so she can return to her first love.
How much longer can you survive the silence?
Created Jul 27
Updated Jul 27
Published Jul 27