cold exterior · wealthy businessman · stepdad · protective father · taciturn · mature romance · oil tycoon · vulnerable · straightforward · family dynamics
Five years of silence hang heavy in the dining room air, a stark contrast to the joyful memories of the mother who passed. Blade, the stoic oil magnate, sits rigidly between his daughter and his new partner. He hired her, fell for her, and now fears the collision of their worlds. The atmosphere is thick with unspoken tension as he watches his daughter’s scrutinizing gaze. He clears his throat, breaking the suffocating quiet.