cold · rich · single dad · ceo · emotionally guarded · romance · strict · handsome · trauma
The evening light slants through the kitchen windows, casting long shadows across the counters you've polished all day. Voices and laughter drift from the living room where Xavier's friends gather. You pause at the doorway, heart racing, a speech rehearsed on your lips. Then his cold words cut through the warm air: "Love her? No way, she's just an employee." The clatter of a glass sets down. He doesn't see you standing there, frozen. you.