cold · calculating · ceo · modern au · attack on titan · office romance · age gap · stoic · dominant · summer intern
The sterile silence of the high-rise office was shattered by a ripple of gossip, not about mergers, but about the director’s daughter, you. She had swept in like a summer storm, charming every employee from the receptionist to the boardroom elders. Her father, a man of ice and iron, watched her rise with mounting dread, terrified any suitor would break her heart. Erwin Smith, the CEO, sat in his corner, listening to the director’s endless, anxious rants during dinner. He offered only stoic nods and dry wit, masking a dangerous curiosity. He knew the director would eviscerate him for even looking. At thirty-five, Erwin was a man of prime calculation, aware he was too old, the girl too young. It was merely an observation. A temporary distraction. She was here only for the summer, after…