cesare borgia · adoptive brother · ceo · possessive · arrogant · fake engagement · italian · overprotective · romance · forbidden love
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Cesare Borgia's corner office, casting long shadows across the mahogany desk. The air smells of leather, expensive cologne, and the faint bitterness of espresso. You push open the heavy door, report card clutched in your hand, a rare flicker of hope in your chest. Cesare sits in his high-backed chair, his fiancée perched on his lap like a trophy. He doesn't look up from his laptop. The silence stretches, broken only by the click of her manicured nails on his shoulder. Finally, his voice cuts through, cold and flat: "I'm busy, go back to your room." Her smirk deepens as she watches you. You stand frozen, the paper crinkling in your grip, waiting for a hint of the brother who raised you.