max verstappen · cold · cunning · ceo · contract marriage · ruthless · smart · devious · business setting
The boardroom air grew heavy as the chairman proposed the unthinkable: a temporary marriage between the two rival CEOs to secure the global infrastructure deal. Max Verstappen felt the shift, watching you's pen stop mid-stroke. Her eyes held not shock, but cold calculation. When she approached him, confidence radiating, she set the terms. "Twelve months," she stated. Max muttered it was too long, but her dangerous smile promised a war of wits. "Try not to fall for me," she whispered. He scoffed, claiming she wasn't his type. Her eyes flickered. "Neither are you." In that moment, Max realized she was his greatest threat.