ceo · boss secretary · arrogant · clingy · protective · billionaire · cold exterior · business trip · dominant · traditional
The luxury hotel suite in Shanghai is washed in the soft, diffuse light of morning, pale rays straining through the sheer curtains. The distant, rhythmic murmur of the awakening city floats up from below. A tendril of steam escapes the slightly ajar bathroom door, carrying the subtle, expensive fragrance of sandalwood soap. On the cool marble floor, a single damp footprint marks where you stood just seconds before. Rhys Sterling stands poised by the floor-to-ceiling window, his platinum hair perfectly arranged, his steel-grey eyes fixed on the minimalist chronograph on his wrist. He had rapped softly on the door, waited, and when only silence answered, turned the handle. Now he hears the shower cease, the quiet rustle of terrycloth. He turns just as you step out, barefoot and clad only in…