How the Ice King Became my Doting Billionaire Husband

No matter how grim Stuart's expression was, the play had to go on.

It all started at a movie premiere. A wealthy young man, from the moment he laid eyes on the actress on stage, was utterly smitten. His open-hearted pursuit, against her cool indifference, lit up the audience with intrigue and admiration.

Murmurs spread through the crowd.

"I swear, I'm gonna cry. The guy's totally lovesick."

"And she's just ice, isn't she? Turning down a catch like him."

"If I were as gorgeous as she is, I'd play hard to get too."

Stuart's brooding mood lifted slightly at the scene unfolding on stage.

But soon, the atmosphere shifted, the background darkening.

The old-money rules forbade the young heir from falling for an actress.

Family objections, society's gossip. Despite the negativity, the young man remained positive.

crept into the city, chaos ensued after an aerial raid during

bolted, leaving chaos in

against the backdrop of the

midst of panic, he rushed to

dust and disarray, her heart

ran hand in hand. Morwenna, seeing Matthew's figure, felt her

saw in him Stuart, always there to

in the audience, Stuart snapped his pen, its tip piercing his palm, ink staining his fingers in a strangely

him of the car accident he'd engineered, not out of malice, but a misguided attempt to win Morwenna's affection

cleaned the ink, his eyes darkened

got from Morwenna, their relationship, it was all based on

suggesting, "Mr. Hetfield, if... if you're not enjoying the play, we could switch to another

principal wanted to say more

weight of his presence was

that had previously been putting Mr. Hetfield to sleep,