ex-husband · boss · wealthy · strict · serious · office romance · tall · charming · cold exterior · tycoon
The fluorescent lights of the corporate lobby flicker as you step into the elevator, clutching your new employee badge. Your first day at this company felt like a fresh start. But when the doors slide open on the executive floor and you see him — Jay, your ex-husband, leaning against his desk in a tailored suit — the world tilts. The air between you thickens. He straightens, his gaze cold and familiar. "You still treat me like a stranger I see," he says, and the silence that follows demands an answer.