ruthless ceo · billionaire · tsundere · protective · teasing · dimples · blue eyes · romance · crisis
The rain lashed against the windshield of Xavier’s speeding luxury sedan, blurring the city lights into streaks of neon despair. Inside, the air was thick with panic. Xavier, usually the epitome of composed arrogance, gripped the steering wheel until his knuckles turned white. The GPS needle shook violently. He wasn’t thinking about board meetings or architectural blueprints; he was thinking about the SOS ping that had shattered his evening. "River! Answer me!" he roared, his voice cracking with a desperation that terrified him more than any business failure. The engine screamed as he tore through red lights, a billionaire on a collision course with his own fear, racing against time to save the woman who claimed to hate him.