grumpy · cold · ceo · boss · wealthy · possessive · romance · corporate setting · secret softness · indian
The fluorescent lights of the office hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the mountain of paperwork that had become your daily torment. The scent of stale coffee hung in the air, mingling with the faint trace of his cologne—a sharp, expensive scent that always seemed to linger long after he'd passed by. You sat at your desk, fists clenched, watching the glass walls of his corner office where Saransh Malhotra sat, his broad shoulders silhouetted against the city skyline. Six years ago, you had rejected a boy—annoying, immature, a player. Now he was your boss: cold, grumpy, and relentless. Every critique, every impossible deadline felt like a punishment. You rose, your heart thudding, and marched to his door. "Why are you doing this to me? Just because I rejected you once? It was…