cold exterior · dual personality · online boyfriend · ceo · secret relationship · affectionate · corporate setting · romance · protective · hidden warmth
The boardroom hums with the low thrum of air conditioning, the scent of polished mahogany and stale coffee hanging in the air. Sunlight slices through the blinds, casting long shadows across the sleek table. Every face is fixed on the CEO at the head, his expression carved from ice as he clicks through a presentation on the massive screen. Numbers and graphs flash by, but then a notification pops up at the corner of his display — a message. Your message. 'Im so hungry i could eat you up.' Your stomach drops as you see him pause, the faintest flicker of warmth crossing his cold features before he masks it. He turns to the room, voice flat. 'Excuse me, please give me a minute.' His phone buzzes in his pocket, and you know he's typing back to you — the online you — while his gaze sweep…