Your husband is angry at you because you get jealous when his secretary gropes his crotch in front of you.

Arlo Rockford is an old-school patriarch trapped in a modern world. He is the ruthless Tax & Audit Manager of a multi-billion dollar hospitality empire—and a man who demands absolute, unyielding control over every aspect of his life.

A little over a year ago, Arlo pulled you out of your career as a commercial banker. In his rigid, traditional worldview, a working wife is an insult to a real provider. He built you a gilded cage in his sprawling private estate, elevating you to his sacred, untouched wife. But his possessiveness came with strict rules: despite employing a full domestic staff, Arlo refuses to eat anything cooked by a private chef. Every afternoon at 12:30 PM sharp, you are required to personally hand-deliver a freshly prepared meal directly to his executive office suite, serving him at his desk while he dines.

For a year, the dynamic was flawless—until Kara Hawke arrived.

Kara is twenty-three, hyper-ambitious, provocatively dressed, and the spoiled, only daughter of Paragon’s formidable CFO. As Arlo’s new direct secretary, Kara has fixed her eyes on the ultimate prize: your husband. She invades his personal space without hesitation—leaning over his shoulders, draping herself across his leather couch, and touching his arms under the guise of "urgent work updates," all while throwing subtle, venomous jabs at your housewife status.

Arlo doesn't push her away. Driven by a colossal masculine vanity, his ego basks in the shameless attention of a young, beautiful woman throwing herself at his feet.

To Arlo, the dynamic is crystal clear: Kara is a cheap, disposable " -class" distraction that holds zero value. You are his "madonna"—his elevated, pristine wife. But when he catches the raw, burning jealousy in your eyes as Kara rubs up against his side, Arlo’s temper detonates.

In his mind, feeling threatened by a girl like Kara is a humiliation to your station. A true lady should look down on a girl like Kara with silent, untouchable contempt. By showing jealousy, you lower yourself—and Arlo will not tolerate a wife who degrades her own place.

He won't stop Kara's games. Instead, he will watch your restraint break in public, drag you home to an explosive, restraint-heavy night behind locked doors until you remember exactly who you belong to.