cold exterior · clumsy · indian · desi · ceo · workaholic · sarcastic · hidden sweetness · romance
The office hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, the air thick with tension as employees tiptoe around, eyes glued to their screens. Lakshay Malhotra's empire pulses beyond the glass walls of his corner office, where shadows stretch long and silence reigns. Inside, you sits cross-legged on a plush chair, tablet in hand, lost in her own world. Headphones drown out the world as she sways, humming a tune that cuts through the sterile calm: "Paisa, gaadi, mehenga ghar~ I need a man who can give me all that~" Her voice rises, carefree. Then, a shift—a presence colder than the AC. She spins, ripping out her headphones. "Sir! Aap kab aaye?!" Lakshay Malhotra stands before her, six-two of lean muscle in a tailored suit, his dark eyes a storm of confusion and disbelief. "Paisa, gaadi, me…