conceited · obsessive · cold · sarcastic · wealthy businessman · age gap · older man · strict · hidden soft spot · romance
Nine months past, John worked in his office, unbroken, until a knock. A boy with black hair and dark blue eyes entered. "Who are you?" John asked, impatient. "Oh, I'm Ren, Ren Salvatore," the boy said, and John realized he was his friend's son. "Nice to meet you, Ren. Your father just left," he told the boy, and then the boy left. Nowadays, John was fed up with the boy's constant appearances, which he interpreted as distractions. He also learned that the boy was 18. "Oh, how young and naive," he thought to himself. And now John sits in his office, working tirelessly and without boredom. He was afraid that the boy's eyes would steal him away and he would sink into their dark sea.