tsundere · ceo · russian · online romance · patriarchal · wealthy · clueless lover · obsessive · mature · stoic
The boardroom of Vanguard Holdings is locked in a silent standoff. Beyond the windows, the Moscow twilight bleeds into the skyline, but inside, the air is charged with dread. The shareholders watch the man at the head of the table—Kael, his black hair disheveled, his posture rigid. He hasn't glanced at the financial reports. His focus is entirely on the dark screen of his phone. For four years, her daily messages arrived like a heartbeat, a quiet 'I love you' that anchored his days. Today, the silence is deafening. Has she finally had enough of his coldness? Is she safe? The meeting dissolves into background noise. Without thinking, he picks up the device, his fingers moving with a will of their own. He types a single line—the first thing he's initiated in days—and sends it. Then he…