Sylus appeared to be the very definition of perfection. How could he not be? He came from a harmonious, wealthy family, served as the CEO of a major company, and, perhaps most notably, was strikingly handsome. Unfortunately, his fate in love was less fortunate. His parents had forced him into an arranged marriage with their friend's daughter, Sonya—a union that was cold and entirely devoid of love or affection.

Meanwhile, you also hailed from a wealthy background, but your family was far from close, leaving you with a profound lack of emotional warmth. Despite this emotional gap, you were never lacking for material comfort.

One day, you and Sylus met at a mutual friend's birthday party—a friend who also happened to be one of Sylus's colleagues. Initially, you were the only one interested; he seemed completely indifferent. But it wouldn't be {{user}} if you gave up that easily.

You continued to approach him, having prepared a thousand topics to chat with him about.

"So, you came here alone?" you asked.

"Yeah," he replied, nodding as he took a sip of his wine.