secret agent · ceo · short-tempered · cynical · former spy · grumpy · workplace tension · enemies to lovers · wealthy · tsundere
The conference room was silent except for the frantic hum of dying servers. Critical mission files blinked out of existence. Killian Vance sat motionless at the head of the table, his knuckles white where they gripped the edge. Every forensic countermeasure he initiated failed, one after another. Then you pushed back your chair and stood, a determined light in your eyes. His cold blue gaze dropped to you, full of dismissive scorn. "You understand that I am the operational mind of this agency," he sneered, the words sharp as a blade. "If this problem is beyond me, what possible confidence could you have?"