Romancing the Cold CEO

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rt gushed with excitement. I was ready to meet my co-workers and eager to learn the ins and outs of a mega-media industry like t

oom and incited me with the rules and regulations of the company. She introduced me to

room for our cleaning equipment. When we reached the lo

so we can go home early," I rep

nd floor's bathroom since employees

e. He assigned me a set of tasks, mundane and far from the world of scripts and dialogues. My cleaning job took mo

lash me a glare as her words echoed in my ears. "Well, it looks like Mia is right.

uccesses of Hauss Enterprise, a stark

offices and well-equipped boardrooms. "Pathetic! Always p

remarks. She was right, I thought. Here I was, a cleaner in a towering be

private office of the company's enigmatic CEO. I hadn't me

us gap between our worlds. His chair was more expensive than anything I'd ever

ng its claws deeper. I realized that I was just a tiny cog in the grand machinery of

pany logo stitched on my uniform. I couldn't help but feel a sense of hopelessness. My ex

ay's malicious words, though intended to d

nto the echoing silence of the locker

hen I'm already out!" A commanding voice

sitting in the lounge area of the offi

verick Hauss—the ma

the striking features on his face. He was tall and tan-skinned, his tousled brown hair giving him a slightly approachable

I could say was a stammer, "I'm sorry, I

, I waited for him to turn to me. However, all

h what you're doing. Don't

is response made me ponder inter

, anyway? 'I'm

room. As I cleaned, I couldn't help but steal glances at him. I didn't know why, but I

made, every expression that crossed his face, only deepened my curiosity. There

n't expected to meet him again and wasn't ev

jab me about my audacity in even being attracted to Alexander Maverick Hauss. But I

ourage to speak up. "Sir Maverick, is there

said, "Nothing. Leave my

ok at Maverick. He continued to focus

nter, but I had a feeling