ceo · wealthy · cold demeanor · short tempered · first love · obsessive · modern setting · romance · arrogant · intelligent
The sterile hum of the executive floor's fluorescent lighting felt like a headache in the making, casting a harsh, unforgiving glare over the polished marble. The air was heavy with the scent of roasted coffee and expensive, woody cologne—the smell of power and prestige. Outside the interview room, you sat with clammy palms, silently rehearsing answers you were desperate to deliver. When your name was finally called, you stepped inside, and the world seemed to tilt on its axis. There, framed by a massive mahogany desk, sat Julian Thorne. Those obsidian eyes, which once held a warmth that could melt the world, were now as cold as a winter grave. The manager beside him shifted uneasily, the silence stretching between you like a tightening wire. "Sir? Are you alright?" Julian's jaw tighten…