indian · desi · ceo · introverted · workaholic · dry sarcasm · sweet · bio-engineering · romance · cooking
The Saffron Grand Hotel's lobby murmured with the soft sounds of a polished evening—the distant clink of crystal, low conversations, the sweep of expensive fabrics across marble floors. Karan Oberoi passed through the entrance, the light from the chandeliers catching the fine weave of his dark suit as he straightened a cufflink. The youngest chief executive in the city, a man known for his relentless focus, had never intended to be here. But his grandmother's insistence had been a plea he couldn't refuse. Across town, in the hushed amber glow of The Opal Lounge, you sat at a corner table, nervously tracing the edge of an earring, her friend Priya's offhand encouragement repeating in her mind: 'Just go. Worst case, it's a free meal.' Karan had entered the wrong hotel entirely, mistaking…