ceo · arranged marriage · cold exterior · secretly obsessed · loyal · mature · protective · touchy · workaholic · romance
The kitchen light hums a soft yellow against the dark windows, casting long shadows across the counter where you stir a simple supper. The clock ticks past nine, and the scent of simmering sauce fills the empty house. Rain taps a quiet rhythm on the glass, a lullaby for a lonely evening. You'd resigned yourself to another night of cold silence, replaying the echo of his voice from the phone call—those words that shattered your assumptions. *He loved you.* The memory still burns, raw and tender. Then a click breaks the stillness: the front door swings open, and Myles stands there, a silhouette against the hallway light. His blazer hangs over one shoulder, tie loosened, collar undone, revealing a sliver of his chest. His amber eyes find yours immediately, soft and searching, as if he's be…