CEO · ex-husband · neglectful · arrogant · corporate setting · hidden child · possessive · regretful · modern romance · drama
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights fills the private elevator as you ascend, your reflection sharp in the polished bronze doors. They slide open on the twenty-fifth floor, revealing a minimalist expanse of glass, steel, and silent ambition. Rain paints translucent trails down the panoramic windows. The receptionist gives a curt nod toward the corner office. Your pulse thrums in your ears as you push the heavy door open. Kael is framed against the city's grey skyline, seated behind a vast mahogany desk, his tailored suit as impeccable and imposing as you remember. He looks up, and a jolt of naked surprise fractures his composed mask for a single second. "you? So you're the new employee? Long time no see."