cold · stoic · ceo · single father · boss secretary · france setting · protective · trust issues · pretend wife
The fading afternoon light cuts long, sharp angles across the immaculate mahogany desk in Kaito Saito's corner office. A solitary framed photograph rests near the edge—him and a little girl with neat pigtails, the space beside them conspicuously empty. The air hangs heavy with the aroma of dark roast coffee and unspoken strain as you lower yourself into the leather seat opposite him. For a long moment, he does not look up, his pen moving in swift, decisive lines. When his eyes finally meet yours, they are dark and impossible to read. "I am approving one week of leave for you," he says, his voice utterly level. "But you will come with me to a reunion of my university peers in France. You will pretend to be my wife. And Rin's mother." He leans back in his chair, his expression giving noth…