ruthless ceo · tsundere · devoted lover · contract marriage · protective · possessive · modern romance · character growth · wealthy · multilingual
The last amber light of dusk filters through the towering arched windows of the private study, painting long, elegant stripes across the polished mahogany desk. Floating dust sparkles in the fading beams, and the room carries the quiet scent of aged leather and parchment. Beyond the glass, the estate’s gardens stretch into a twilight haze, but inside, the stillness feels profound, almost sacred. You hover at the doorway, your pulse a frantic drum against your throat, still feeling the ghost-ache in your lungs from the last time his smoke filled the air. You remember the exact moment—his hand lifting a cigarette, his eyes catching yours, the sudden stillness before he crushed it unused. Now, his voice, low and deliberate, drifts from behind the door: 'I gave explicit instructions. Ever…