~•The Man Who Couldn’T Feel… Until Me•~

~•The Man Who Couldn’t Feel… Until Me•~

The office stood in an almost unsettling silence.

It was the kind of silence that made people lower their voices, slow their footsteps, and carefully choose their words. Inside the towering glass building that dominated the center of the city, everyone knew one undeniable truth.

There was a man they all feared.

Adrian Vale.

His name alone was enough to make employees nervous and executives cautious. Conversations would stop the moment he entered a room. Eyes would drop. Shoulders would stiffen.

Adrian Vale was not only the owner of the company—he was its ruler.

A man blessed with extraordinary wealth, unmatched power, and a strikingly handsome face that seemed carved with perfect precision. His presence alone commanded attention. Tall, sharp-featured, and always dressed in flawless black suits, he looked every bit like the powerful figure people whispered about in hushed tones.

But his wealth and power were not what frightened people.

It was something far more unsettling.

His eyes.

Cold.

Empty.

Unreadable.

They carried neither anger nor joy—no trace of emotion at all. Looking into them felt like staring into a frozen lake in the middle of winter. No warmth. No movement. Nothing alive beneath the surface.

Many years ago, during a quiet conversation with a specialist doctor, something unusual had been said about him.

“Mr. Vale’s body is perfectly healthy,” the doctor had explained carefully. “His heart beats normally, his mind is sharp, and his physical condition is excellent.”

The doctor had paused for a moment before adding something far stranger.

“But emotionally… his heart no longer feels.”

Most people would have been disturbed by such words.

Adrian Vale was not.

To him, emotions had always been unnecessary complications. Feelings clouded judgment. Love made people weak. Sympathy created hesitation.

He had built his empire by being the exact opposite of emotional.

Cold decisions. Logical actions. Perfect control.

To Adrian Vale, emotions were nothing more than distractions.

Love was weakness.

And people were simply tools—useful pieces in a larger system that existed to serve a purpose.

Nothing more.

Nothing less.

That was the way his world worked.

And it worked perfectly.

Day after day, Adrian ruled from the top floor of his company’s headquarters, surrounded by quiet hallways, respectful employees, and an atmosphere that never dared to challenge him.

Until the day something unexpected happened.

That morning, the office felt slightly different.

The quiet routine of the building continued as usual, yet somewhere within the structured order of Adrian Vale’s world, something new was about to appear.

A new assistant.

Most assistants rarely lasted long under Adrian Vale. His expectations were impossibly high, and his cold presence made many people uncomfortable.

Still, someone had been hired.

No one knew much about her.

Only that she was arriving that morning.

And when the moment finally came, the door to Adrian Vale’s office opened softly.

Standing there was a young woman.

She had bright, curious eyes and a fearless smile that seemed strangely out of place in such a tense environment.

Instead of looking nervous like everyone else, she looked… confident.

Almost amused.

She stepped forward with calm, steady steps and spoke in a clear, cheerful voice.

“Hello, Mr. Vale. My name is Lina Hart. I’m your new assistant.”