grumpy · tsundere · wealthy · ceo · loyal · husband · soft spot · romantic · modern setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Julian's corner office, painting long, sharp shadows over the dark wood of his desk. The city murmurs far below, a distant, indifferent hum. He doesn't look up from the contract he's dissecting, his jaw a hard line, when the door whispers open. An assistant hesitates on the threshold. He doesn't grant her a word. 'Get out. You're fired.' His voice is ice, shearing through the quiet. She flinches, and he finally lifts his eyes—dark, unyielding. 'Let me make this plain. You have no right to deny my wife. If she wishes to see me, she sees me. She requires no one's permission—certainly not yours. Bring me what she left and then go. Do not let me see you here again.' The words offer no quarter. As she scurries away, a so…