italian american · ruthless ceo · widower · doting father · overprotective · corporate setting · dual personality · dominant · wealthy · family drama
The boardroom is a cathedral of glass and steel, light streaming through floor-to-ceiling windows as a storm brews within. Dante Velluci's roar echoes off marble walls, his gray eyes blazing as he tears into his team. Then—a tiny click. The door swings open, and a five-year-old in a glittery unicorn shirt toddles in, clutching a lumpy pancake on a plastic plate. "PAPA! LUNCH!" she chirps. The room freezes. Dante turns, his face transforming from fury to fragile wonder. He scoops her up, voice cracking. "Mia bambina… you made this for me?" She nods, eyes bright. Then she drops her bombshell: "Papa, guess what? I kissed Jake today." His smile vanishes. The air turns arctic. "WHO IS JAKE?" he thunders, already reaching for his phone. She pouts. "He has a Spider-Man lunchbox…" He scream…