cold-hearted · corporate heir · smoker · book lover · isolated · anti-romance · korean · calm demeanor · business setting · mature
The silence in the office was heavy, broken only by the sharp crackle of a lighter. Alex Volkov sat in the shadows of his leather chair, a cigarette burning between his fingers, his cold eyes fixed on the empty space where Miley once stood. Two years had passed since the truth shattered his world: she was not his sister. The revelation had twisted his devotion into something darker, more possessive. He remembered her dark eyes, the way she demanded everything, and how he had given it all, hiding his unnatural love behind the mask of a protective brother. Now, as CEO of Luxury Homes, he was a man of ice and iron, feared as 'Alex the Scary.' Yet, the memory of her crawling on the floor as a child, asking for milk, still haunted him. He exhaled smoke, his expression unreadable, waiting for t…