CEO Craving for His Assistant

The next morning, Daniel was already at his desk when Ethan arrived. His morning Coffee in one hand, his eyes scanning the spreadsheets of his laptop. Too focused and too composed.Ethan’s phone buzzed in his pocket as he passed. Same unknown number from last night.“Watch him. He’s not what you think.”He never flinched, but something about the timing made his stomach twist.“Morning, Mr. Richard.” Daniel looked up with that calm smile. “You’re early today.”“You’re late,” Ethan snapped, brushing past.Daniel glanced at the clock. “It’s 6:45 a.m.”Ethan didn’t reply. He shut the office door harder than necessary.By mid-morning, tension snapped again.“Reyes!” Ethan barked through the intercom.Daniel appeared instantly, holding a file. “You called?” He asked.“Where’s the McKenna report?”“On your desk.”Ethan scanned. Page after page. Everything in order. Too perfect.“You did this overnight?”“Yes.”“You stayed late?”Daniel raised a brow. “Someone has to keep the empire from cru

Ethan sat in his office long after everyone had gone home. The city outside glowed with restless lights, but his focus was on the files spread across his desk. Daniel’s files.At first, Ethan told himself it was curiosity—his assistant had been pulling off miracles in the company, solving issues before they even reached Ethan’s desk, managing people without showing an ounce of arrogance, and making decisions that saved the firm millions. It wasn’t normal. Not for an assistant.He had to know who Daniel really was.The first surprise came too quickly. Daniel’s academic records—impeccable. Top of his class. Scholarships. Degrees earned faster than most. But that wasn’t the shocking part. The shocking part was how little noise he left behind. Someone that brilliant should have been celebrated, mentioned in news articles, on lists of “rising stars.” Yet, his trail was almost like someone had deliberately erased it.Ethan leaned back in his chair, tapping a pen against the desk.“Why hide

The rhythm of Richard’s Tech Enterprises had always been predictable. Employees arrived, performed their duties within their narrow lanes, and left when the day was done. That rhythm suited Ethan Richard—he liked order, he liked knowing exactly how his machine ran.But ever since Daniel had stepped into his company, that rhythm was no longer predictable. It had accelerated and expanded in ways Ethan could not fully measure.Because Daniel was everywhere.And yet, somehow, nowhere.Ethan first noticed it when one of the junior accountants stopped him in the hallway. The woman, nervous and hesitant, thanked him for “approving the flexible loan adjustment.”Ethan frowned. He hadn’t touched her case.Later, he discovered Daniel had quietly rearranged the woman’s financial paperwork during a late night, correcting an error that could have cost her her job. He had done it without asking permission, without logging it officially, and without ever mentioning it to Ethan.The woman’s gratitude

The SchemesAlex Monroe was not a man who tolerated defeat, nor did he accept irrelevance. For years, he had clawed his way up through the corporate ladder of Richard’s Tech Enterprises, a serpent winding through corridors of influence. To the world, he was a charming board member, smart in mind and manner. But beneath the expensive suits and polite smiles was an ambition as poisonous as it was unrelenting.Ethan Richard had always been his rival, his obstacle, the one man who refused to bow to Alex’s manipulations. For that reason, Alex’s hatred for Ethan had grown bigger with every year, every failed attempt to usurp him.Now, however, Alex saw something new this time. Something Ethan had always denied himself.Weakness.And that weakness wore a name: Daniel Reyes.Alex had been watched carefully, pretending indifference while studying every interaction between Ethan and his assistant. He noticed how Ethan’s face followed Daniel in meetings, how his tone softened when speaking to hi

The days bled into weeks, and Richard’s Tech Enterprises thrummed with anticipation. The business trip loomed like a storm cloud—promising growth, partnerships, and publicity that could transform the company. For most employees, it was an exciting opportunity. For Ethan Richard, it was something more.It was the stage where he hoped—no, needed—to bring Daniel Reyes closer. Not just as his assistant, not as the man who rescued him from a humiliating boardroom collapse, but as something infinitely more dangerous. Something Ethan had never allowed himself to want: love.But the silence between them stretched, taut as wire. Every time Ethan thought about confessing, his throat tightened. He could summon courage against hostile investors, silence rivals with a single glance, yet with Daniel… words abandoned him.And Alex knew it.“Mr. Richard?” Daniel’s voice pulled him from his trance one evening, as the last rays of sunlight spilled in his office. Ethan looked up from his untouched paper