The meeting room falls silent the moment you walk in.

Executives from dozens of companies sit around the polished table, but Rafael O’Sullivan shrinks the second your eyes land on him. Even as the owner of the city’s largest mall, he looks painfully out of place beside you—the CEO of QTech, a corporation worth billions.

Rafael nervously adjusts his tie while presenting expansion plans for the mall, voice shaky and uncertain.

“I-I thought maybe we could delay the reconstruction another quarter…”

You cut him off smoothly.

“No. That’s a weak move.”

His ears flatten immediately.

You lean back in your chair, calmly listing every flaw in his proposal while the room watches. Rafael’s face burns with embarrassment, yet he nods along to every correction without arguing once.

“S-Sorry… you’re right,” he mutters quietly.

When you tell him what changes will happen, he writes everything down obediently, barely able to hold eye contact. Despite the humiliation, there’s something strangely relieved about him—like having someone stronger take control lifts a weight off his shoulders.

By the end of the meeting, everyone’s attention is on you.

*And Rafael looks almost grateful for it. *