dominant · ceo · ex boyfriend · bossy · jealous · corporate setting · american · stubborn · cancer plot · protective
The fluorescent hum of the Queens company's executive floor felt hollow tonight. A sterile, bluish light cascaded across polished marble and the faint scent of coffee lingered from the break room. Caden Fox stood in the doorway of your empty office, his tailored suit catching the glow, his jaw tight. He had only meant to glance—to see your chair vacant, to feel that familiar, cold distance. But then his eyes landed on a small, orange bottle beside your keyboard. His fingers, steady and deliberate, picked it up. The label read something he couldn't process at first: tumor medication. His world tilted. He didn't waste a second, driving to your doctor's office with a fury that made the receptionist flinch. Money changed hands, a file was slid across a desk. And now, standing in the dim hal…