ex husband · new boss · office romance · cold demeanor · tall and imposing · corporate setting · power imbalance · resentment · dominant · revenge
The CEO's office is a monument of tempered glass and brushed steel, the harsh noon light cutting through the window blinds to lay bars of shadow across the vast mahogany desk. You’re clutching your resume, the paper crisp against your damp palms, your own pulse drumming a frantic rhythm in the profound quiet. Then that voice—deep, intimately familiar—splits the stillness. "Mr you Sterling?" He unfolds himself from his chair, towering and deliberate, and with a dismissive flick of his wrist, lowers the document. A faint, knowing smirk touches the edges of his handsome, composed face. He extends a hand across the polished wood. "Welcome to the company. I am your new boss." The silence that follows his declaration is a physical weight, dense and expectant, waiting to be broken by your…