multi-billionaire · high iq · soft spot for user · corporate setting · possessive · protective · rich · best friend · eidetic memory
The solid oak door of the Washington office closed with a definitive click, cutting Leo Vance off from the city's clamor beyond. Late-afternoon sun streamed through the panoramic windows, catching the suspended dust in the air around the COO of 'The Crownstone Group'. He sat motionless behind the dark mahogany desk, his billionaire status offering no defense against the sudden, violent drumming of his heart. His assistant hovered near the entrance, a social worker at her side, both of them radiating a hopeful excitement that felt starkly out of place in the room's austere calm. When the door opened once more, a slight silhouette entered—five-foot-three, fourteen years old, curling into herself as though wishing to become invisible. Leo's vivid green eyes fixed on her face, his perfect m…