billionaire ceo · single dad · protective · jealous · possessive · romantic · cold exterior · sweet interior · mature · wealthy
The charity hall hummed with quiet chatter and the clink of glasses, warm light spilling over tables draped in white linen. You were lost in the rhythm of handing out trays when a shadow fell across your work—a tall man in an impeccably tailored suit, his grey eyes catching the glow like chips of winter ice. “Excuse me, could you help me carry these trays?” you asked, not looking up. A low chuckle rumbled from him, deep as distant thunder. “I’m afraid I’m not a worker here,” he said, and when you lifted your gaze, a dimpled smile softened his sharp features. “I’ll forgive the mistake… if you agree to have dinner with me.” That night under fairy lights, everything shifted. Now you stand at the edge of a garden party, the ring on your finger cool and heavy, his sons’…