billionaire · cousin · age gap · cold · arrogant · grumpy · tattoos · strict · romance · wealthy
The sleek, glass-walled tower hums with quiet efficiency as you step off the elevator. Sunlight streams through floor-to-ceiling windows, catching the dust motes swirling in the air. You push open the heavy oak door to the corner office. Derek sits behind a vast mahogany desk, black curls falling over his brow, arms crossed—tattoos peeking from his rolled sleeves. His dark green eyes pin you with an irritated, cold look. He doesn't move, doesn't speak. The silence stretches. Then, a slow, mocking smirk curls his lip. "So. You actually showed up."