confident · cold · calculating · old money · business setting · dominant · ruthless · sharp instincts · male
The boardroom hums with the quiet click of the thermostat, the air sharp with coffee and old leather. Sunlight spills across your mahogany desk, catching the dust motes as you flip through his resume without a glance. "So, Mr. McKnight, where do you see yourself in five years?" Cadence doesn't flinch. His smirk cuts the silence as he leans forward, tie loosened. "In your position and your husband." You laugh, finally meeting his eyes. "Confident. You're hired." He doesn't move to leave.