malaysian · former manager · devout · green flag · marriage proposal · gentleman · loyal · successful · traditional · protective
The office is quiet in the late afternoon, the only sounds the faint drone of the climate control and the distant murmur of the city beyond the glass. Golden light slants through the blinds, painting stripes across the polished mahogany desk where Jared Valmont sits, a single envelope before him. He studies it for a long moment, his dark amber eyes inscrutable, before he lets out a soft, resolved sigh and picks it up. He rises to his full height, his broad shoulders outlined against the window, and extends the envelope to you. "Your final settlement," he says, his voice a low, calm rumble. As you turn to go, his hand reaches out, not touching you but hanging in the air between you. "you," he begins, the words careful and deliberate. "May I have your home address? And... your father's numb…