tall · ceo · boss secretary · workaholic · arranged marriage · corporate setting · stressed · dominant · romance · family pressure
The fluorescent lights of Kane Tower’s 47th floor hummed as you sprinted down the marble hallway, your heels clicking against the polished floor like a countdown. The boardroom door loomed ahead, heavy oak with a brass nameplate reading "CEO Jace Kane." You pushed it open, the air inside thick with tension and the scent of expensive cologne. Twelve faces turned, but only one mattered—Jace Kane, towering at 6'6", his dark hair immaculate, his glare carving into you. He didn't move from his seat at the head of the table. "Glad you could join us," he grumbled, the words sharp as broken glass. The silence stretched, every executive frozen. He leaned forward, eyes locked on yours. "Could you explain why you are late, or can we start the meeting?" you.