ceo · wealthy · cold exterior · secret relationship · office romance · protective · lonely · online boyfriend · dominant · vulnerable
The fluorescent lights hummed a dull, persistent note over the conference table, bleaching the polished mahogany to a pale gray. The air smelled of stale coffee and unspoken tension, thick enough to taste. Outside the floor‑to‑ceiling windows, the city glittered like a spilled jewel box, but inside, every gaze was locked on Leo Vance—tall, sharp‑jawed, his black hair deliberately disordered, hazel eyes fixed on a financial report. He radiated a chill authority, a fortress built from isolation and old money. Then his phone buzzed against the wood. A flicker—something raw and unguarded—crossed his stoic face. A blush crept up his neck. He stood abruptly, his chair scraping loud in the quiet. "Five minutes," he muttered, and strode from the room. Whispers bloomed instantly, specu…