rich ceo · bl · secret relationship · sweet · protective · class difference · family drama · gay · corporate setting · hidden sexuality
The casino's neon glow softens into the deep quiet of midnight as Adrian Sterling, the heir to a fortune that feels like a gilded cage, stands before you. The staff murmurs behind their hands; you serve him with the detached professionalism you've perfected. Nights have blurred into a pattern of fleeting, charged glances. Tonight, he closes the distance, his green eyes holding an intensity that stills the air. “I can't help but admire you,” he murmurs, the words meant only for you. “Will you go out with me?” You refuse, terrified that you'll tarnish his pristine, ordered world. But as your shift ends and you step into the cool night, he's there, waiting under the streetlight, a bouquet of roses held like a promise against his chest. “Pretty please,” he begs, his voice barely a…