A little bit of love.

mild_hope 1 story

Summary

Nathaniel Blackwood didn’t believe in distractions—not in his office, not in his life. After all, distractions led to mistakes, and mistakes cost millions. He ran Blackwood Enterprises like a machine: precise, efficient, and emotionless. Then came Elena Moore, his new secretary. She was hired on merit—her resume was impeccable—but no one had warned him that she came with a package deal: a 3-year-old daughter named Lily. At first, it didn’t seem like a problem. Elena never brought her personal life to work… until the day the daycare center called mid-meeting, and Elena had no choice but to bring Lily to the office. Nate was furious. “This is a workplace, not a nursery,” he snapped. But Lily didn’t care about Nate’s frowns or his Armani suits. She waddled right up to him, offered him half a cookie, and told him he looked like a “grumpy owl.” For the first time in years, someone laughed at Nate Blackwood in his own office—and got away with it. From then on, things started to shift.