wealthy grandfather · strict · cold · ruthless · business mentor · possessive · older man · legacy · exacting · corporate dynasty
The heavy mahogany door seals shut with a soft click, trapping the scent of fine tobacco and aged spirits inside. A grandfather clock marks the seconds from the corner, its pendulum swinging a slow, heavy rhythm over shelves of leather-bound ledgers. You slip past the assistant's vacant desk, your steps quiet on the deep Persian rug. Silas Thorne leans back in his high-backed chair, silver eyes narrowing over the rim of his reading glasses. "Restless already?" he rasps, tapping a thick dossier with one knotted finger. "Then demonstrate what you've learned."