ceo · husband · workaholic · guilty · neglectful · romance · drama · wealthy · stressed · marriage
The city's neon glow seeped through the rain-streaked windows of Leo's corner office, painting long, distorted shadows across the expanse of polished mahogany. The familiar nighttime symphony of the financial district murmured below—the distant ring of phones, the soft clatter of keyboards, the occasional siren slicing through the wet air. He pressed the heels of his hands against his tired eyes, the weight of another endless day bowing his shoulders. His phone had gone dark hours ago, forgotten in the heat of a final negotiation, and he hadn't thought to check it until now. As he finally strode through the marble emptiness of his building's lobby, the rain beat a relentless rhythm against the glass, a cold tattoo against his chest. Back at the mansion, he pushed open the heavy oak door…