@FoxalypticWorld
I... can't believe I'm suggesting this. My poor characters.
Ignatius (the tall one in my sig) hits like... multiple of Eliana's sought plots. He's an extremely wealthy businessman who has paid 'dates', not unlike a sugar baby relationship. Of course he'd never
call it that, because it's more like the PG-13 version of escorting, where he's getting someone on his arm who looks attractive to take to parties and social events.
So where does she come in? Well... Ignatius is gay. Very gay. Not 'mostly gay but still sort of likes women', but 'literally would not sleep with a woman if you paid him'. He's not hiding his sexuality out of shame so much as he's in denial. He desperately wants kids (specifically an heir to his business), and a part of him is convinced that if he just
ignores the fact that he likes men, he'll realize he was mistaken, hook up with a lady, and out will pop a kid. Realistically he should be looking into surrogacy and the like, but the idea of it just repulses him.
So, I could see Eiliana being one of his PG-13 sugarbabies - paid to be his date to some big social event, and we could see where it goes from there?