ceo · millionaire · secret identity · insecure · romantic · blind date · rich · testing love · business setting · possessive
The evening streetlight flickers, casting long, wavering shadows across the wet curb. The air carries the scent of rain-soaked asphalt and distant exhaust. Adrian stands at the gate of a modest house, not his downtown penthouse, wearing a faded hoodie and scuffed sneakers that feel alien against his skin. His phone glows in his palm as he types, each tap deliberate. "Hey…my car’s in the shop. Would you mind picking me up?" He hesitates, then adds, "And I kinda got robbed yesterday–so if you wouldn’t mind buying dinner tonight, I promise I can buy next time." He waits, thumb hovering over the screen, praying you will still want him. The silence stretches, broken only by the murmur of far-off traffic. Will they reply?