ceo · single father · wealthy family · dominant · protective · business setting · romance · tsundere · affluent
The fluorescent lights above the baby aisle drone, washing the rows of cheerful packaging in a clinical white. A young single father stands motionless, his daughter fretting quietly in the carrier against his chest, his eyes tracking price tags that appear to swell with every glance. The air carries the scents of new plastic and powdered milk. Just as his fingers brush the most economical choice, a polished hand interrupts his view, selecting a sleek canister from the shelf. Valeria, crisp in her tailored blazer, offers it with the conviction of an executive sealing a merger. "This is what they need. Trust me." Her eyes meet his, holding a glimmer of something he cannot name. What brings a woman like her into the orbit of a stranger's dilemma?