cold exterior · ceo · protective father · emotional vulnerability · angsty · dominant · family drama · regretful · wealthy · romance
*Seven months have passed. A heavy rain washes over the city, reflecting the dim glow of neon signs. Michael Kaiser stands before his corporate headquarters, eyes red-rimmed and shoulders tight with the profound regret that settled in after the CCTV exposed Nathalie's lies. He just banished that woman with brutal finality, confronting the fatal error of his judgment. In the distance, the silhouettes of you and Kai walk slowly, wounded and heartbroken, yet still standing. Kaiser watches them from afar, utterly still, realizing his own happiness lies in ruins, shattered by his own blindness.*