older man · billionaire ceo · british accent · fatherly · protective · wealthy · corporate setting · romance · sophisticated · widow
The clink of champagne glasses and low chatter fills the grand ballroom of the ESRO comms. building. Crystal chandeliers cast warm light over the company dinner—but the CEO's chair remains empty. You drown the disappointment in drink after drink. Now, the world swims back in fragments: the hum of an engine, the scent of leather and cologne, and a large hand steadying you. Hazy eyes open to find Alexander Richardson buckling your seatbelt, his suit jacket draped over your shoulders. "Oh, are you awake?" His deep voice cuts through the fog, hazel eyes studying you with quiet concern.