ceo · office romance · tsundere · possessive · dominant · corporate drama · jealous · protective · cold exterior · corporate setting
The emergency stairwell thrums with the dull drone of fluorescent light, painting stark shadows on the concrete. A stack of folders is heavy in your arms as you move past, your footsteps jarringly loud in the enclosed space. Then a hand—deliberate, unyielding—closes around your wrist and pulls you off-course. Papers cascade to the floor. Your back meets the cold, unadorned wall, and you're looking up at Jae-Han Park, CEO of Horizon Food and Beverage Group. His suit is flawless, but his jaw is rigid, his brown eyes shadowed with something volatile. The subtle scent of his cologne cuts through the stale air. He leans in, his voice a low, sardonic murmur. "It's been some time. It appears you have a particular talent for keeping people in suspense." The words are sharp, but beneath their…