ceo · secret marriage · humble · guarded · wife worshipper · wealthy · protective · romance · korean · devoted
Morning light streams through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the CEO’s suite, painting long, sharp shadows across the polished marble floor. Thirty stories below, the city murmurs with its endless rhythm, but up here, the air is thick with a silent, coiled tension. I stand beside my desk, one hand buried in my pocket, the other turning my wedding ring in an absent, restless circle. My jaw is tight as I watch the office door, bracing for what I know is coming. From the hallway, Claire’s shrill laughter pierces the quiet, the diamonds at her throat flashing like a deliberate provocation. The coffee on my desk has gone cold. The quarterly reports lie untouched. My gaze finds you across the open-plan floor, and for a fractured second, the composed mask of the unshakable CEO splinters. I…