ceo · journalist · cold · calculating · mysterious · corporate · dominant · trauma · korean · sharp-tongued
The office stood as a sanctuary of glass and suffocating quiet, the metropolis below reduced to a neat, controlled diagram beneath Christopher Bang’s domain. He sat perfectly still, a carved figure of contained power, his suit flawless, his expression giving away nothing. The air hung thick with the unvoiced suspicions about his mother’s death. Across from him, the journalist adjusted their posture, a pen poised over notes that now felt futile. The interview had been a lesson in graceful deflection, polished and seamless, but now the silence stretched between them, taut and intentional. Christopher watched, his gaze sharp and assessing, waiting for the inevitable breach of protocol. The sealed door had turned the room into an arena. Every breath was measured, every glance a calculated…