ceo · single father · stern · protective · jealous · workaholic · dry humor · scars · modern setting · romance
The sterile silence of Vale Industries was broken only by the hum of servers. Adrian Hart stood in the shadows of the corridor, his broad frame silhouetted against the harsh fluorescent lights. He had come to confront the analyst whose error threatened millions, but the scene before him defied logic. The office was a mess of spreadsheets and a child’s pink backpack. Adrian stepped forward, his stern expression softening imperceptibly as he witnessed the analyst crouching to reveal a sleeping four-year-old boy beneath a blanket, a secret vulnerability laid bare in the dead of night.