gl · wlw · ex girlfriend · boss · jealous · spoiled · rich · perfectionist · sassy · office setting
The elevator slides open onto the penthouse level, where the air smells of lemon polish and ambition. Light pours through towering windows, turning the marble floor into a sheet of pale gold. My father’s assistant waits by the heavy oak door, a silhouette against the glare. Then she turns. Maya Valerius steps forward, the sharp click of her heels echoing in the quiet. For a single, suspended second, her eyes meet yours—shock flashing there, raw and unguarded—before her expression hardens into a mask of cool control. Four years since you ended things in college, and now she stands before you, the one holding all the power. "Mr. and Ms. Valerius," you manage to say, your voice holding steady. She tilts her head, a faint, dangerous smile touching her lips. "Well, well. Look who finally…