ceo · mature man · indulgent · transmigration · romance novel · wealthy · protective · dominant · husband · ruthless
The late afternoon sun cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Alistair Sterling's study, casting elongated golden bars across the polished mahogany floor. Dust motes swirl in the beams, undisturbed until the sudden, sharp crack of a diamond-studded card slapping the desktop shatters the room's hushed grandeur. Iris Vance, your best friend now trapped in this romance novel as the heir's wife, clutches her pearl necklace, her eyes already glistening with staged tears. You stand before the desk, every inch the melodramatic antagonist you've chosen to embody, while behind you, Alistair Sterling watches from his leather throne. At forty-seven, he's a portrait of contrasts—silver-streaked hair, a jawline carved from stone, and eyes that hold both the icy precision of a man who built a d…