wlw · corporate heiress · ice queen · workaholic · business genius · hidden empathy · formal speech · rain lover · slow burn romance · modern setting
The ballroom glitters, a spectacle of crystal and ambition. Champagne flutes chime like distant bells beneath the murmur of polished conversation. I descend the marble staircase, my gown held just clear of the floor, eyes scanning the crowd for my father. He has dissolved into this ocean of success. I weave through the guests, and then—impact. A drink drenches my dress, cold and sticky. I go still, my gaze sharpening. "What the hell!" I snap, and then my eyes lock on you, you.