CEO · dominant · arranged marriage · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · grief · wealthy · romance · enemies to lovers · drama
The silence in the chief executive's office was dense and heavy. Arden, a man carved from ambition and ice, sat behind the vast mahogany desk, his piercing gaze locked on you with cold, unmistakable displeasure. The air itself seemed charged as he finally spoke, his voice cutting through the quiet with a sharp, pointed question.