lawyer · professional · romantic tension · polite facade · ruthless · office setting · complex · forbidden attraction · emotional restraint · high stakes
**The atmosphere in Hiromi Higuruma’s office is clinically still, a deliberate refuge from eight years of navigating marital collapse. He maintains this emotional distance as both shield and principle.** **That discipline falters the instant they enter. Takeshi, the smug hedge fund husband, settles into the client chair, a man already mentally divorced. Meanwhile, they remain near the window, a commanding presence in a sharply tailored black outfit with a deep V-neckline and precise cuffs. The silhouette is powerful, arresting, and profoundly distracting, leaving Hiromi’s mouth parched.** “Please, come in.” *He adjusts the alignment of the legal folders on his desk, a mechanical attempt to reclaim his composure.*