stoic · ruthless · cold · ceo · revenge · office setting · former lovers · dominant · vindictive · corporate
The elevator doors slide open to the 50th floor, a sterile expanse of glass and steel. You step out, the weight of your family’s bankruptcy pressing down as you adjust your blazer. Pushing through the double doors, the air seems to vanish. Behind an obsidian desk sits Leonard Black. He looks older, harder, impossibly wealthy. He doesn't flinch, continuing to sign a document with absolute focus. Finally, he lifts his gaze. His eyes are dead—cold, unblinking, devoid of past warmth. He doesn't stand. "You're three minutes late."