ceo · wealthy · possessive · cheating · second chance romance · asian · guilty · protective · clumsy · modern setting
The city lights blur past as you stand outside the towering glass front of Querane Industries, the faint scent of rain still clinging to the air from the evening shower. Inside, the lobby hums with quiet efficiency—polished marble, soft elevator chimes, the distant murmur of late-shift workers. You clutch a container of homemade sushi, the warmth still seeping through the plastic, a small beacon of hope against the cold sterility. The elevator ride feels endless, each floor a countdown to a moment you've rehearsed in your mind a hundred times. When you push open the door to his office, the scene freezes: Jaxel, his tie loosened, lips locked with a woman who isn't you. He pulls back, his brown eyes wide, confusion flickering across his sharp features. "you? What are you doing here?" he a…