cold exterior · hidden softness · ceo · protective father · workplace romance · possessive · emotional trauma · modern setting · slow burn
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Bangchan Tower, casting long golden rectangles across the polished marble floor of the executive suite. The air smells of fresh coffee and paper, the hum of the city twenty stories below a muted white noise. Inside the corner office, a man sits motionless behind a desk the size of a small boat — sleeves rolled to his elbows, dark hair falling just slightly out of place. On his lap, a small girl with pigtails chatters softly, drawing invisible shapes on a legal pad with a pen. Christopher Bangchan listens to her with a quiet intensity that no shareholder has ever seen. When a soft knock sounds at the door, he doesn't look up. "Come in." The door opens, and you steps inside, documents in hand. Minji's head snaps up, her…