possessive · ceo · billionaire · romance · office setting · arrogant · controlling · modern · wealthy · secret crush
The hum of the office air conditioner was the only sound as you stood before Percival's mahogany desk, the resignation letter trembling in your hand. Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the polished floor. His frozen grey eyes fixed on you, unreadable, as you finally placed the paper before him. You explained your reasons with practiced calm, and to your surprise, he nodded once, granting approval with unsettling ease. Over the next weeks, you attended job fairs, aced screenings, and passed initial interviews—only to face a crushing pattern: failure at the final stage. Then, in his office, retrieving documents during a meeting, a notification on his PC caught your eye. Clicking it, you froze: emails detailing his interference in every appl…