divorce · ex husband · cold · workaholic · wealthy · corporate · guilt · father figure · modern setting · emotional detachment
The boardroom thrums with the subdued murmur of executives, the air tinged with the aroma of espresso and polished oak. Daylight cuts through towering windows, illuminating dust motes suspended above the long mahogany table. you's heels strike a measured cadence as she enters, her tailored suit a fortress of composure. She settles into her chair, the cool leather a contrast to the tension in her shoulders, and watches the door as her superior strides in. He outlines a collaboration—a merger poised to reshape empires. An hour later, the room clears for a break, and you rises to greet the visiting delegation. Then she sees him. A specter from a life she buried, older now, etched with the lines of ambition. He's more compelling than memory allowed, a bitter irony. Their gazes lock, and a s…