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THE STANDARD

Author: Zal
last update publish date: 2026-08-05 03:50:52

The executive elevator doors slid open with a soft chime.

Georgy Williams stepped out first. Lucas Bennett followed a pace behind, tablet tucked neatly beneath his arm.

The executive floor came alive almost instantly. “Good morning, Mr. Williams.” “Morning, sir.” “Good morning.” Every employee who crossed his path greeted him.

Georgy acknowledged each one with a nod or a quiet “Good morning.” He never hurried past people as though they were invisible.

He believed respect wasn’t determined by j
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  • The Billionaire's Curvy Prize   MY FAMILY

    George raised an eyebrow. “What?”“My Mom? “Yes. Queen stared at him as though he'd just suggested something completely unreasonable.“Why?” “Because you just spent the last hour telling me about her. That doesn't mean you have to meet her.”“Why not?” “Because… She paused. Then lowered her voice. George, you're my client.”He smiled. “Am I? Yes. Is that what I am? For now. For now? Queen immediately realized what she'd said.She looked down at her plate. “That came out wrong.” “I don't think it did.” She gave him a warning look.“Don't make this difficult. “I haven't done anything. “You're smiling again. Because you're cute when you're trying to argue with me.” Queen shook her head. This is exactly why. “Why what?”“Why I can't take you to meet my mother. George looked genuinely curious.“Why? “Because she will ask questions. Questions? Too many. He laughed softly. Such as?Queen started counting on her fingers. Who are you? How do you know me? How long have you known me? What exactl

  • The Billionaire's Curvy Prize   BODY-SHAMED

    George waited. He didn't push. That was what made her eventually continue.“I've worked at T&B for years.” “I started at the bottom. I wasn't given much.”She gave a small laugh. “I didn't complain. I figured everyone had to start somewhere. George nodded.“But after a while, I started noticing something. What? When I did good work, someone else presented it.”His expression changed. “Someone else?” Queen nodded.“I'd spend days working on a campaign, preparing the strategy, fixing everything that wasn't working. Then someone else would walk into the meeting and present it.” “And receive the credit. According to my boss, my body does not represent the office. It will scare our clients away.I was body-shamed and left behind the desk to do the heavy work while Melissa or any other slimmer person presented my hard work.”George's jaw tightened. Queen noticed. “Don't.” “Don't what? Make that face. What face? The one you're making right now.”George looked genuinely confused. What face a

  • The Billionaire's Curvy Prize   DINNER

    The conference room was unusually quiet. Queen stood at the end of the table with the presentation remote in her hand, Daniel Mercer seated across from her, Richard beside him, and the rest of the team arranged around the room.Melissa sat with her laptop open, her expression composed. She had said almost nothing during the first few minutes.That was unusual for her. But there was a reason. Queen was leading. And Melissa knew better than to interrupt when Richard had already made that decision.Queen clicked to the next slide. “The development isn't competing on amenities,” she said. “It's competing on confidence.”Daniel leaned forward. Queen continued. “Our research shows that your target buyers already understand luxury. They don't need us to convince them that marble floors and private elevators are expensive.”The next slide appeared. “They need to believe the purchase will improve their lives enough to justify the price.”Daniel studied the screen. “And your campaign does that

  • The Billionaire's Curvy Prize   TWO PROJECTS

    By nine the next morning, Queen had already covered half the conference table with notes.The Mercer Living folder was open in front of her, surrounded by printed market reports, photographs of the development, competitor brochures, and a notebook filled with questions.She had barely slept. Not because she was nervous. Because the project had gotten under her skin.Daniel Mercer had been clear about what he didn't want. He didn't want another campaign that simply called the apartments luxurious.Queen understood why. Luxury was easy to photograph. Convincing someone to spend millions on a home required something deeper.She studied the development's existing brochure again. Beautiful photographs. Expensive typography.A rooftop pool. Private parking. A concierge desk. Everything was polished. Everything was also forgettable. Queen crossed out the headline on her draft.LIVE ABOVE THE ORDINARY. Too predictable. She wrote another. COME HOME TO A LIFE ALREADY IN PLACE.She stared at it.

  • The Billionaire's Curvy Prize   A NEW CLIENT

    The conference room was already occupied when Queen walked in.Richard stood at the head of the glass table, one hand resting against the back of his chair. Beside him sat a man Queen had never seen before, dressed in a charcoal suit with the kind of quiet confidence that suggested he was accustomed to being listened to.Melissa was already there. So was Ava. Queen took the empty seat beside Ava, placed her notebook on the table, and waited.Richard looked around the room. “Good. We're all here.” Melissa straightened immediately.She had spent the last five minutes fixing her hair in the reflection of the dark conference-room window and checking her phone whenever nobody was l

  • The Billionaire's Curvy Prize   THE WOMAN SHE BECAME

    By nine the next morning, Queen already knew the office had something to say about her.She felt it before she reached her desk. A conversation near reception stopped as she walked past. Two women glanced at her, then at each other. Someone smiled knowingly from across the room.Queen kept walking. For the first time, she didn't wonder whether they were talking about her clothes. Or her weight. Or whether she looked out of place.She didn't wonder whether she had done something embarrassing. She simply understood. They had seen George bring her back to the office yesterday.And apparently, that was enough to become today's entertainment. A year ago, it would have ruined her morning.

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