indian · desi · ceo · introverted · sarcastic · muscular · workaholic · hidden identity · romantic comedy · bio-engineering
The amber glow of the city skyline bleeds through the office windows, but Ravi Verma doesn’t register it. His tie hangs loose, his jaw clenched tight. The only sound is the soft, repetitive click of his mouse as he refreshes his email — still nothing from you. An HR representative lingers by the door, offering to arrange a temporary replacement, but he dismisses her with a flat, ‘No need. I remember how to do the work myself.’ He stares at his silent laptop for another long hour before finally typing out a text: ‘Where are you?’ The reply — ‘Sick. Dying. No office today. Bye.’ — stops his breath cold. He doesn’t trust anyone else to check on her. Hours later, he’s planted outside her apartment door, a mismatched delivery uniform stretched over his muscular frame, a…