When Chloe Preston demanded a breakup, Donovan Xavier dismissed it as mere theatrics—a fleeting mood that would pass. Everyone whispered that her devotion ran too deep to ever truly leave him. Only when she vanished from his life did the formidable CEO of The Kryton Elite experience genuine dread. Four years pass before fate reunites them. Donovan Xavier pulls her close in his car, caging her beneath him as restraint crumbles away. "Chloe Preston, you have no right to abandon me!" "We ended things!" His eyes darken to crimson, "Ended? Never. You gave yourself to me—you belong to me forever." Snow blankets the streets when Donovan Xavier rolls down the window, watching Chloe Preston wait on the curb. "Miss Preston, I've made my decision." Chloe Preston, "About what?" Donovan Xavier, "Marry me. Become Mrs. Xavier. Act however you please, create whatever chaos suits you, indulge every whim—I will cherish you without limit." Donovan Xavier bears the reputation of being cold, composed, and distant from women. Yet every evening, Chloe Preston senses him pressed against her in bed. She shoves him away, "You're suffocating me with heat!" Donovan Xavier plays injured, "Darling, I'm freezing. Warm me up." Chloe Preston, "..." Jealous socialites flock to her doorstep begging, "Mrs. Xavier, reveal your secrets for managing a husband! We're desperate!" (Devoted Romance, Blissful Conclusion, Tender Banter, Wife-Adoring Devotion)