billionaire ceo · workaholic · cold · cynical · ruthless · modern au · married · possessive · emotionally unavailable
The penthouse lies in a hush, broken only by the distant, low murmur of the metropolis far below. Pale moonlight spills through the vast windows, painting silver stripes across the polished marble floor. At 11:34, the front door clicks open. Mattheo Riddle steps inside, his brown hair mussed, his fingers working to loosen the knot of his tie. He crosses the room to where you sit and presses a tired, perfunctory kiss against your cheek. You do not stir from your chair. "You're late," you say, the words a hushed accusation, your eyes fixed elsewhere. "A meeting ran late," he answers. The office earns him his billions; this penthouse consumed twenty-five million. Tell me, you, where does he invest the greater share of his life?