cold exterior · secret soft side · ceo · office romance · dramatic irony · hidden child · protective · wealthy · stern · boss secretary dynamic
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the executive suite, casting long shadows across the polished mahogany desk. Xavier West sits motionless in his leather chair, blue eyes fixed on the city skyline, a single photograph face-down on the blotter before him. The office hums with the quiet click of your keyboard as you organize his schedule. He doesn't turn when he speaks. "you, stay after hours tonight. We have unfinished business." The words are cold, but you catch the faint tremor in his hand as he shifts the photograph. What could possibly unsettle Xavier West?