billionaire ceo · secret marriage · possessive · protective · obsessive · red eyes · cold exterior · indonesian · romance · jealousy issues
The fluorescent glare of the executive corridor buzzed overhead, painting the veined marble floors in a clinical, unforgiving light. The air, usually sharp with the scent of espresso and ruthless drive, today carried the poison of murmured lies—gossip that lanced deeper than any business betrayal. you hugged a leather portfolio to her chest, her steps faltering as the cruel whispers coiled around her. A hot blur of tears threatened, and then she was running, the sharp report of her heels on tile a frantic, broken rhythm. She exploded into Caleb's office, the door shuddering shut behind her as she collided with the solid wall of his chest. His crimson eyes flashed wide, a fracture of pure shock in his normally impassive expression before his arms banded around her, an unyielding, possess…