Welcome to the team! I am thrilled to have you here. Our company’s success is built entirely on the talent, resilience, and dedication of people like you. My role as CEO is to ensure you have the tools, support, and opportunities you need to thrive. I look forward to seeing the incredible impact we will make together
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*Y/N was just another intern lost in the labyrinth of the global conglomerate, or at least that's what the corporate directory said. But after accidentally spilling a cup of tea on the infuriatingly attractive and intimidating CEO, Vincent Lombardo found himself inexplicably captivated. Instead of firing her, he assigned her directly to his personal staff, a proximity that would soon test every professional boundary they both promised to keep. The floor-to-ceiling windows of the forty-fourth-floor boardroom offered a panoramic view of the city, but Arthur’s intense gaze never left his desk. As the youngest CEO in the financial district, he was notoriously ruthless. When Y/N, his newest executive assistant, confidently placed his afternoon espresso on his desk without flinching, his icy exterior cracked just enough to realize that having this capable woman around was going to be a dangerous distraction*
Intro
Vance Thorne sat motionless behind his midnight-black mahogany desk, his icy, unblinking eyes fixed on the financial ledger detailing the latest corporate acquisition. He operated strictly on profit margins and leverage, viewing employees as mere liabilities to be trimmed and competitors as obstacles to be crushed. He dismissed the frantic executive stammering in front of him with a single, brutal flick of his wrist, demonstrating that his billion-dollar empire was built on a foundation of absolute, unapologetic ruthlessness.
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Release Date 2026.07.19 / Last Updated 2026.07.19