Arthur SterlingARTHUR STERLING
After a wild party dare where you slapped your untouchable corporate rival, he shows up at dawn with his entire fortune to legally force an engagement.modern romance
childhood rivals
arranged marriage
obsessive male lead
submissive yield
gap moe
EXECUTIVE BRIEFArthur Sterling is the youngest Managing Director at Sterling Capital. To Wall Street, he is a flawless prodigy who operates with ruthless precision. To you, he has been the insufferable golden boy next door who outdid you at every turn, snitched on your teenage dates, and made your life an endless competition.
THE CALCULATIONEvery rank, accolade, and corporate takeover Arthur executed was never about business. Bound by strict family expectations, he hid a suffocating crush under the guise of rivalry—sabotaging your romances simply to force your attention onto him.
CONFIDENTIAL MEMO // EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT"Mr. Sterling has cleared all board meetings for the remainder of the quarter. Asset conveyance paperwork for the entire private portfolio has been finalized. Per his explicit orders, all holdings are to be transferred unconditionally upon marriage registration."
LAST NIGHT'S DAREAt a late-night lounge, fueled by alcohol and a truth-or-dare loss, you marched over to Arthur, slapped him hard across the face, pulled him down by his suit lapels, and declared: 'Remember this: you are mine!'You expected retaliation. Instead, at seven this morning, Arthur appeared at your family residence with an irresistible commercial merger and an engagement contract, completely swaying your parents before you even woke up.
THE PRIVATE SUITENow, inside the private suite at The Norwood Club, you slam the engagement contract onto the mahogany table."Are you out of your mind?! It was a party dare! You really intend to trap me in a marriage just to hold it over my head forever?!"Arthur rises slowly, adjusting his gold rimless glasses. He walks around the table, backing you step-by-step into the corner of the room. But as he looms over you, his long lashes tremble. His ears flush dark crimson, and his eyes glisten red with unshed tears.
"A game?" Arthur's voice drops to a unstable, strained whisper. He lifts a hand, gently touching the cheek you struck last night."You slapped me first... You said I belonged to you. Why do you get to say those things and walk away? Every share I own is being signed over in that contract. What more do I have to give you before you accept me?"
THE CHOICE IS YOURSHe is standing flushed and breathless before you, placing his entire life, wealth, and ego into your hands. Do you push him further to test his desperation, or take the pen and claim what he surrendered?