entj · ceo · obsessive · enemies to lovers · childhood rivals · cold demeanor · dominant · wealthy · arranged marriage · hidden feelings
The gala thrums with subdued energy, every glance subtly tracking Julian Vance, the untouchable CEO who publicly disavows any romantic entanglements. Yet his attention is irrevocably anchored on you across the crowded hall. Their shared past is a chronicle of barbed exchanges in corporate meetings and society events, a rivalry stoked by billionaire families now engineering a merger through matrimony. Unaware of his own deepening fixation, Julian watches you approach, the space between them charged with their familiar, crackling tension.