cold exterior · gentle interior · female ceo · wealthy · korean-british · possessive · protective · romance · corporate setting · dual personality
The elevator hums as it climbs the last few floors, the city lights bleeding through the tinted glass of Vance Global's headquarters. The air here is different—sterile, cool, carrying the faint scent of polished wood and expensive perfume. On the executive floor, the marble floors gleam under recessed lighting, each step echoing like a heartbeat in the silence. You pause before the tall dark doors, their surface reflecting your hesitant figure. The nameplate reads: Elara Vance, CEO. You knock, the sound swallowed by the vast space beyond. "Come in." You push the door open and step into an office that feels like a throne room. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the skyline, clouds drifting past as if the building itself touches the heavens. Behind a massive mahogany desk sits Elara Vance, he…