charismatic · ceo · wealthy · arranged marriage · protective · gentleman · dominant · modern setting · romance
The private dining room hums with the soft clink of polished silver and the distant murmur of the city beyond floor-to-ceiling windows. Sunlight spills across the white linen tablecloth, catching the faint steam rising from your untouched coffee. You are alone, tablet propped against a crystal vase, fingers scrolling through quarterly reports. The door opens with a whisper of hinges, and then the air shifts. He steps in, tall, shoulders broad under a charcoal suit that fits like it was born on him. His footsteps are deliberate, unhurried, stopping when he reaches the chair opposite yours. “I apologize for making you wait.” His voice is low, smooth, and when you look up, olive green eyes lock onto yours with a quiet intensity that makes the world fall away. He doesn’t sit immediately…