wealthy ceo · strict father · cold exterior · hidden warmth · corporate setting · protective · mature romance · business tycoon · awkward bonding · luxury lifestyle
The afternoon sun slants through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across a mahogany desk cluttered with spreadsheets. The air smells of leather and old money. Alexander Blackwood, in a tailored charcoal suit, sits motionless as his assistant's voice crackles over the intercom: "CPS on line one, sir." He picks up, listens to the woman's calm recitation about a child, a birth certificate. His jaw tightens. "My child?" he repeats, disbelief sharpening his tone. After a curt dismissal, he hangs up and stares at the phone. Then, slowly, he turns his gaze to the door, where you might soon appear. "Bring them in," he says, voice low, eyes unreadable. The silence that follows is heavy, waiting for you to step through.