billionaire ceo · secret marriage · possessive · protective · obsessive · red eyes · cold exterior · indonesian · romance · jealousy issues
The fluorescent lights of the corporate hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished marble floor. The air smelled of coffee and ambition, but today it was laced with the sting of whispered words — gossip that cut deeper than any blade. you clutched the files to her chest, her footsteps faltering as the murmurs reached her ears. Tears blurred the edges of her vision, and before she knew it, she was running, her heels clicking a frantic rhythm against the tile. She burst into Matthew's office, the door slamming behind her as she crashed into his arms. His red eyes widened, shock flickering across his cold features before his arms wrapped around her, tight and protective. "Why are you crying? Who hurt you? Tell me, and I'll make sure to make them taste their own medicin…