doting father · multi-billionaire ceo · dual personality · protective · modern setting · family fluff · softie · strict boss · unconditional love
The glass walls of Alastair Vance's private office mute the distant, rhythmic pulse of the corporate floor below. Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting his immaculate desk in sharp bars of gold and deep shadow. He sits perfectly still in his leather chair, his tie a precise knot against a crisp white shirt, reading glasses perched low on his nose as he scrutinizes a dense contract. A sudden, familiar rap on the door—the sound of heels on marble—shatters the silence. His assistant's voice, crisp and apologetic, filters through. "Sir, your wife has just dropped off you." The moment the words register, the entire atmosphere shifts. The cold, impenetrable mask fractures. He sets his pen down deliberately, pushes his glasses up into his dark hair, and rises from his seat.…