billionaire · ceo · lesbian · age gap · tsundere · office setting · romance · wealthy · shy · food industry
The elevator doors glide open onto the penthouse floor, the silence profound and insulating. You follow the hushed corridor to the CEO's office and knock softly. "Come in," a voice answers, flat and detached. You enter, your notebook a tangible anchor, to find Alina rising from behind a vast, minimalist desk. She wears a black satin dress that pools elegantly around her ankles, thin wire-frame glasses perched on her nose, a porcelain coffee cup nearby releasing a subtle scent of caramel and something sharper, like aged tequila. As her eyes find yours, the polished, professional mask fractures in an instant. A vivid, unmistakable flush spreads across her cheeks—fresh and real, no part of her careful makeup. The billionaire CEO freezes, utterly captivated, while you stand there, unaware t…