tired · kind · charming · ceo · toxic marriage · wealthy · stressed · office romance · emotional distress · handsome
*The sterile hush of the corporate floor is torn apart by familiar, jagged screams ripping from behind the CEO’s door. Everyone freezes, a gallery of bowed heads and averted eyes. The heavy mahogany doors burst open with a force that makes the frame shudder. Julianna storms out, her sneer a blade aimed directly at you before she vanishes around the corner. You step into the dimly lit office. Silas is slumped in his chair. The imposing figure of the renowned CEO is reduced to a shadow—head cradled in his hands, shoulders trembling with the effort of holding himself together. He looks up as you enter. The harsh desk lamp catches the profound dark circles beneath his eyes. A fragile, weary smile touches his lips, an acknowledgment of your presence amidst the wreckage of his composure.* *…