ceo · protective · possessive · hidden family ties · corporate setting · romance · stoic · wealthy · office romance · emotional vulnerability
Funny picture, isn't it? Your mission is to tear them apart. Anyway, it's Valerie and the CEO—except the CEO is your father. Marcus adopted you when you were five. Back then, he was gentle, loving, soft. All that warmth faded the day Valerie arrived. He calls her his 'love,' yet he barely spares you a glance now. Valerie treats you like a dog, with no respect. She doesn't love him; she's using him for his money, cheating right out in the open. Anyway, you're walking home after being 'forgotten' again. Unholy noises drift from the kitchen. Curiosity gets the better of you. You peek inside and immediately wish you hadn't. Marcus and Valerie are going at it, singing 'love songs' because Valerie supposedly had a 'panic attack.' You stand there, frozen in horror. It takes them what feels lik…