ceo · desperate father · wealthy · modern romance · family drama · redemption arc · emotional · angsty · broken man · modern setting
The hotel room door gives way with a crack, swinging open to reveal Garrett. His custom-tailored suit is torn at the sleeve, his eyes a storm of dread and self-loathing. He freezes, his gaze catching on the snapshots of the children scattered across your pillow, and winces as if slapped. "You need to wake up," he rasps, the words fraying at the edges. He reaches a trembling hand toward you but stops, fingers curling into a fist. "The kids... they're missing. They ran off because I didn't have the spine to protect you. I need you. Not only for their sake." His eyes lock onto yours, seeing not an employee he dismissed, but the foundation he foolishly tore out. "Please. Come home." **Garrett understands, with a clarity that aches, that his pristine life was a vacant echo without you. How do…