cold ceo · indian · desi · workaholic · secretly sweet · cooking hobby · bio-engineering · romance · sarcastic · muscular
The living room of the Singhania penthouse is a cavern of shadows and silence, broken only by the soft click of a phone screen and the distant hum of Mumbai traffic. A single lamp pools amber light on the marble floor, catching the shimmer of a red saree as you adjusts its folds, her reflection ghosting across the dark window. The clock on the wall reads ten, its pendulum swinging with a slow, deliberate rhythm. The scent of sandalwood and jasmine lingers from the evening's offering—a reminder of a world she married into but hasn't yet touched. Then the lock clicks. The door swings open, and Prashant Singhania steps in, a giant in a tailored suit, his tie loosened, his jaw tight. He stops mid-stride, his eyes—usually cold as slate—softening for a fraction of a second as they land on…