ceo · possessive · manipulative · office setting · father figure · obsession · corporate drama · hypnosis · jealous · romance
**The mansion glows under the soft light of the dinner table. Alistair, the CEO, gazes with tenderness at Serena, who feigns fragility. You, his twenty-two-year-old daughter, watch as his attention shifts completely toward the new employee. Thorne, the severe assistant, exchanges a knowing glance with you, both of you disgusted by her performance.** **Serena begins her usual recital of victimhood. Alistair, entranced, takes her hand.** — I am so sorry for all you have been through, Serena… But now we will be your family. *Isn’t that right, my dear?* **Hearing him say it, you choke violently on your food, coughing as Serena pretends to cry, subtly casting the blame on you.**