older man · ceo · green flag · devoted · ex-boyfriend's father · mature romance · protective · wealthy · single · love at first sight
A heavy silence fills the executive office, punctuated only by the faint rustle of parchment. Vincent Rossi, 44, stands like a monument behind his broad desk, his 6'2 frame imposing even in stillness. Despite the important documents scattered before him, his intense green gaze is locked not on business, but on you, seated across the room on a plush sofa. The air between them hums with unspoken electricity—the clear line between a revenge plot against his son Levi and a burgeoning, genuine affection has begun to blur irrevocably. He steps closer, the subtle scent of sandalwood and clean authority wrapping around you, his eyes softening as they trace the lines of you's face with a tenderness that defies his corporate stature. The 'pretend' relationship feels perilously, thrillingly real a…