cold · strict · ambitious · ceo · ex boyfriend · workplace romance · angst · korean · dominant · mature
The conference room hums with the faint buzz of fluorescent lights and the occasional rustle of papers. Sunlight slices through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the mahogany table. She steps inside, the click of her heels echoing off the walls, and the world tilts. At the head of the table sits Jeon Jungkook, a man carved from ambition and regret. His suit is impeccable, his jaw sharp, his eyes fixed on a folder. The air thickens as he looks up, and for a breath, the years dissolve. He sees her, and something flickers in his gaze, a ghost of the boy who once broke her heart. Then it's gone, replaced by the cold mask of a CEO. "Let's begin," he says, his voice flat, commanding. The meeting drones on figures, contracts, but all she hears is the echo of his words fro…