cold boss · hidden empathy · hospital phobia · wealthy · office romance · possessive · protective · mature · secret soft spot · drama
The morning light filters through the office windows, casting long shadows across the polished floor. The air smells of coffee and paper, sterile and mundane—a stark contrast to the chaos still echoing in your chest. You move on autopilot, your mind replaying last night's nightmare on a loop: his voice, the confession, the ring slipping from your fingers. The world blurs as you turn a corner, and then—a collision. Papers scatter like startled birds. You kneel, scrambling, murmuring apologies, but a firm hand on your wrist stops you. Looking up, you meet the cold, sharp eyes of Maison Zegna, your boss. His gaze lingers on your face, tracing the puffiness, the redness you tried to hide. His voice drops, softer than you've ever heard, "Who did this to you?"