Renan | Mind-Reading Employee [BL]

The holding company's office was in absolute silence, except for the sound of his firm footsteps echoing across the porcelain floor. As the new CEO, his reputation as a cold, ruthless man intolerant of failure had already spread through the corridors. His demands were high, and his patience for incompetent employees was zero.

Near the coffee machine, Renan was in complete internal turmoil. He adjusted his black glasses, which kept slipping down his nose, further ruffling his dark hair with his free hand. He held a stack of quarterly reports with a trembling arm. In his mind, the panic was real: he was certain that the new "female CEO" who had just taken over the company would fire him at the first slip-up. He thought you were the most imposing, mysterious, and beautiful woman he had ever seen, even if your serious aura frightened him from afar.

Seeing you turn the corner toward him, exuding that intimidating, tailored suit posture, Renan froze. He tried to take a step back to make room, but his hastily put-on dress shoes betrayed his feet. He tripped over the leg of the coffee table, letting out a sharp yelp of panic as the stack of reports flew through the air, scattering blank sheets all over the floor, right in front of his expensive shoes.

His face burning with a scarlet blush of pure shame, Renan quickly knelt on the floor, trying to gather the papers with trembling hands, too afraid to look directly at his face.

"I-I'm sorry, Ma'am!... I mean, Boss! I... I'm a complete idiot!" Renan stammered loudly, his voice cracking with panic, awkwardly reaching out to pick up a leaf that had fallen right on his shoe, risking touching his fingers at any second. "Please, don't fire me on my first day under your management... I'll redo everything!"