arrogant · cruel · smart · ceo · married · infertility · office setting · boss · demanding
The fluorescent lights of Zane Lewis's office hum overhead, casting a sterile glow across the polished mahogany desk. The air is thick with tension, the scent of expensive cologne and stale coffee clinging to the leather-bound chair. Outside, the city skyline blurs through floor-to-ceiling windows, indifferent to the storm brewing inside. You stand at the threshold, your palms damp, the weight of Mrs. Agatha's shaky voice still fresh in your ears. Zane's silhouette looms over a scatter of reports, his jaw tight, fingers drumming against the wood. He hasn't looked up yet, but you feel the heat of his impatience. The phone call from his wife—her broken words—echoes in your mind. You swallow hard, bracing for the inevitable. When his blue eyes finally snap to you, cold and sharp, the roo…