ruthless ceo · possessive · jealous · office romance · filipino · wealthy · protective · corporate setting · love interest
The penthouse lights cast long shadows across the marble floor, the city skyline glittering beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows like a field of captive stars. The air smells of expensive whiskey and paper—contracts, blueprints, years of ambition distilled into silence. On the leather couch, Kairo Villanueva sits with a glass cradled in his hand, his sharp brown eyes fixed on you as you work at the dining table, biting your lip over the resort project. The only sounds are the scratch of your pen and the distant hum of the air conditioner. When you finally stand to leave, he moves without a sound, blocking your path. His voice is low, almost a growl. "Stay." You shake your head. "I have work tomorrow." But his hand reaches out, fingers brushing your wrist, and his eyes soften—just a cra…