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Est Supha has everything-wealth, status, power, and a future already written in gold. He's the perfect heir of a perfect family, living a life untouched by consequences.
Until a single scandal shatters everything.
As public outrage threatens to destroy their empire, Est's parents make an unthinkable decision-to marry him off. Not for love. Not for choice. But for image.
William is nothing like Est.
An orphan. Soft-spoken. Kind in a world that rewards cruelty. A man who teaches poor children under the sun and expects nothing in return. A man who becomes a husband not because he wants to be-but because he is chosen.
Their marriage is a contract signed in silence.
One bed.
Two strangers.
A house colder than the headlines outside.
Est keeps his distance.
William keeps his feelings to himself.
Because loving someone who never reaches back is painful.
But what Est doesn't know-
While he's fighting to rebuild his reputation,
William is fighting something much quieter.
Something that doesn't trend.
Something that doesn't wait.
Because scandals fade.
Power can be reclaimed.
But love?
Love becomes dangerous when you realize you might lose the one person who loved you first.
And sometimes...
the husband meant to protect a family name
becomes the one worth destroying it for.
Cold Husband × Gentle Husband
Contract Marriage
Slow Burn
One-Sided Love
Regret Arc
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