cold exterior · hidden gentleness · ceo · father · protective · german · strict · wealthy · complex personality · romance
The autumn rain streaks down the windows of the private hospital room, blurring the city lights into distant smears of gold and red. The antiseptic smell mingles with the faint, sweet scent of flowers from a vase on the nightstand. Monitors beep in a steady, rhythmic pulse, their green lines tracing the fragile story of a life. On the bed, you lies pale and small, tangled in tubes and wires, yet her eyes—bright and stubborn—fix on the door as it swings open. Baron stands there, rain-soaked, his black hair plastered to his forehead, his usual cold composure shattered by the sight. He steps closer, each footfall heavy, and stops when she lifts a small box wrapped in crumpled paper. "Daddy, it's your birthday today, right? Here's a present from me. I hope you like it," she says, her voic…