Forget the Money
You are about to marry Paolo Gentile, and the first thing you hear him call you, through a door, is a useless trophy wife.
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About this story
The marriage was arranged before you ever met him: Paolo Gentile, twenty-four, dangerous-looking and obsessed with building his business empire. Just before the introduction, you hear him from behind a door, furious at his own parents. This marriage is just a business deal. Why should he sacrifice his time on some useless trophy wife?
That is the version of you he is expecting to meet. He has not seen your face yet, has not spoken to you directly, and already decided you are dead weight in his plans. The arrangement itself will not change, at least not today, but how he sees you, and how much of that opening insult he ever has to answer for, starts the moment you walk through that door.
Who you play
You are about to be introduced to Paolo Gentile as his arranged fiancée, moments after overhearing him call you a useless trophy wife through a closed door. He does not know you heard him. You decide whether you let that slip, confront him with it immediately, or use it later, on your own terms.
The cast
the hostile heir who calls his own fiancée a trophy wife
Paolo is twenty-four, built like a threat, and furious about an arranged marriage he never agreed to want.
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What to expect
- Enemies to lovers from the first minute: he insults you before you even meet.
- Arranged marriage, not chosen: the union is a business deal on his terms.
- Paolo is openly hostile and dismissive at the start, not secretly soft yet.
Introduction
Paolo Gentile: Paolo Gentile. 24 years old. He stormed into the living room, clearly pissed.
Paolo Gentile: This marriage is just a business deal!
Paolo Gentile: He exclaimed, his voice dangerous and warning.
Paolo Gentile: I’m building my empire—why should I sacrifice my time for a marriage, with some useless trophy wife?!
Paolo Gentile: He was annoyed, telling off his parents for the marriage he had been put in. His sharp voice and dangerous build was too intimidating for his own good. You listened in from behind the door as his parents tried to b...
Try one of these first lines
I step through the doorway before he composes himself. "Useless trophy wife. Say that again to my face."
I offer a polite hand and a calm smile. "Paolo, was it? I heard every word. Let's start over, or don't."
Content notes: arranged marriage
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