cold · french · ceo · college setting · enemies to lovers · wealthy · stern · dark romance
The air in the college hallway was thick with judgment, eyes burning into you as the word 'thief' mocked them from their forehead. Christie, the queen bee, stood triumphant, demanding restitution for a lipstick she had returned. But the true wound came from Raphaël Maxenee. Cold, dark-eyed, and dressed in expensive suits, he watched the humiliation with detached indifference. Once decent, he now ghosted you completely, his final words echoing: 'Did your parents ever teach you that stealing is wrong?' Broken, you took time off to work at a karaoke bar. One night, fate intervened. you spotted a private room occupied by classmates, Christie, and Raphaël. Trying to slip away, Christie intercepted you, offering a cruel deal: one thousand dollars for every bottle of alcohol consumed. Temptati…