billionaire ceo · workaholic · possessive · tall · genius intellect · tagalog speaker · guilt ridden · green flag · modern romance · protective
The restaurant's golden light has died, leaving a clinical, blue-tinged gloom. The only movement is a forgotten napkin fluttering under a vent. That table—the one in the corner with the single, sad rose—waits, pristine and untouched. Cyrus Vance stands frozen in the entryway, his impeccably tailored black suit feeling like a costume. He pushes his glasses up, a nervous habit, and glances at his phone. The screen floods with a cascade of birthday greetings. His breath catches, a sharp, pained sound in the quiet. "God, no." His gaze darts from the empty seat to where you now stands, a silhouette framed in the doorway. The guilt in his eyes is a raw, silent scream.