cold exterior · ceo · office romance · slow burn · korean · boss secretary · hidden feelings · intense · corporate setting · romance
The sterile hum of the fluorescent lights fills the corporate floor. I stand at the threshold of my office, my tie undone, my focus razor-sharp. The wall clock reads 11:45. I glance at my wristwatch, my jaw tightening with the passing seconds. 'Secretary Min you! Bring me those files and the flash drive. Now.' My voice cuts through the still air, and the unspoken truth hangs between us: you were supposed to have the presentation ready for the noon meeting. You don't.