Workplace Stories

Valerie Stone is a visionary, a billionaire, and a terrifying boss. She can negotiate a merger in her sleep, but she can't name her daughter's favorite color. ​Chloe Davis is her executive assistant. She is underpaid, overworked, and currently heartbroken after her girlfriend dumped her for being "married to the job." ​For six years, the dynamic has been simple: Chloe knows everything about Valerie. She knows her coffee order, her ex-husband's trigger points, and exactly how to calm down Valerie's son during a panic attack. Valerie knows nothing about Chloe. Not her dreams, not her heartache, and certainly that Chloe is into women. ​But when a crisis forces the Ice Queen to rely on her assistant for more than just spreadsheets, the walls begin to crumble. Valerie is about to discover that the woman holding her life together is the only mystery she can't solve-and the only one who can melt the stone around her heart.

Doctor Marina Chase doesn't do winter anymore. Not after a lifetime of brutal snow blizzards, not after the promise she made to herself. She built herself a life and a career on soft smiles, control, and impressive lightness. A life made out of the warm summer sunshine. She got hired as an attending emergency psychiatrist of Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, and was excited to start her new job. She just wasn't told she'd have to deal with emotionally constipated doctors. Among them, the infamous Dr Jack Abbot. Dry. Guarded. Doesn't look away when her sunshine flickers. As the cases and long shifts blur into sleepless nights and professional boundaries being broken, Marina finds herself entangled into a dangerous web: she's getting too attached to her work mates, and worse: Dr. Abbot. It was terrifying, because her new friends were started to see her little snow storms. And it was terrifyingly intimate because Abott didn't want her summer at all. He wants the winter. Written in short, episodic chapters that slowly weave together, "caught up in this web" is a tale about love, trauma, relapse, and the quiet danger of needing someone who might actually stay.

​"In the courtroom, I win. In the OR, he saves. In the dark, we collide." ​Dr. Nani Hirunkit is the best trauma surgeon at Metropolitan General, but he's also the most reckless. When a high-profile case puts his career on the line, the hospital board sends in their secret weapon: Sky, a cold-blooded defense attorney who has never lost a case-or his composure. ​Sky's job is to "tame" the rebellious doctor. Nani's goal is to make the arrogant lawyer break. But between heated arguments in the sterile locker rooms and lingering glances at high-society galas, the line between professional duty and primal desire starts to blur.

A 29-year-old Cold Female CEO Accidentally Swaps Body With her 22-year-old intern. Now, the boss is fetching coffee while the fresher runs the empire.

Snatched Love 💔🥀 What happens when the boy who made your childhood difficult is the same man who holds your heart? Daniyal Arsalan - the charismatic, intelligent heir to a powerful family - has everything money can buy. Everything, except clarity about his own heart. His favorite pastime since childhood? Teasing Guzel Yilmaz, the girl next door who grew up in the shadow of his mansion yet somehow always stood her ground. He provokes her, makes her jealous, steals her peace - never realizing that beneath his arrogance lies a possessiveness he cannot name. Guzel Yilmaz is everything Daniyal pretends not to admire: studious yet playful, sweet yet strong, loved by everyone who meets her. Living quietly in the house behind Daniyal's estate, she hides more than just her address - she hides the hurt his bitter behavior causes her. Determined not to let him see her weakness, she begins to ignore him, and that is when everything changes. Because indifference is the one thing Daniyal cannot tolerate. But their complicated love story is not theirs alone. Watching from the shadows is a girl consumed by envy - a girl who has loved Daniyal all her life and believes Guzel has stolen the life that should have been hers. Beautiful yet broken, she burns with jealousy, resentment, and an aching desire to replace Guzel's fate with her own. If she cannot have his love, then no one will. Snatched Love is a story of rivalry and redemption, of childhood grudges that mask unspoken affection, and of an antagonist whose pain drives the narrative as fiercely as the protagonists' love. From doubt and mystery to jealousy, betrayal, and ultimately a hard-won happiness, this tale explores how thin the line is between love and obsession - and how easily fate can be snatched away. In a world where affection turns into rivalry and envy turns into vengeance, the question remains: Will love survive when someone is determined to steal it?

POV: A fashion design graduate interning at REM entertainment. A story that navigates behind the scenes of a music centred industry from a fashion focused perspective. Enter a world of high fashion, glamour and a certain captivating centre stage star.

They say, the withered one just didn't have enough water to suck. But, the withered one just needed time to bloom. Love never dies because the person lost their memory. - She woke up with no memory of her past and no memory of the man she loved. The accident was not just an accident. "This accident wasn't random," Walter said quietly. "They were trying to kill our child." Lucy stepped back. "Our... child?" - When secrets began with silence and danger began with truth. Everything turned into chaos that nobody could prevent. A hidden baby. A billionaire living as a model. And enemies who refused to let the past stay buried. Their lives were a mess before the love story bloomed.

Behind every perfectly folded towel, every smiling team member, and every "magical" guest experience, there is chaos steeping just beneath the surface. Welcome to hospitali-TEA, where the tea is hot, the stories are hotter, and the whistle is usually already blowing. In this first flavor, Recreation and Entertainment, K. Bengel pulls back the curtain on the wacky, unpredictable, occasionally heroic world of resort recreation. From lightning storms and runaway wildlife to overconfident lifeguards, corporate policy chess matches, and guests who believe in invisible weather bubbles - these stories are a blend of elegance, absurdity, and barely contained disaster. This isn't a tell-all. It's a carefully stirred collection of exaggerated, rearranged, lovingly blurred tales inspired by real hospitality life - designed to entertain without naming names. If you've ever: Worked a holiday while everyone else was celebrating Redirected wildlife out of luxury amenities Broken up drama mid-shift Smiled through chaos because "the show must go on." Or wondered what really happens behind the scenes of a resort This book is for you. Refined on the outside. Ridiculous on the inside. Just like the industry. Pour yourself a cup.

When two stubborn hearts collide, someone is bound to lose control! This isn't just a romance story... It's a Disastrous Tale of Love, Mystery, Passion, Hurt, Betrayal...and Colliding Hearts ❤︎ - Dev Pradhan built his empire on power, control, and ruthless precision. - Ira Rao walks into his world as an ordinary assistant, carrying a secret powerful enough to destroy it. What begins as a quiet game of hidden truths slowly turns into something far more dangerous - a battle of LOVE ‪‪❤︎‬ But when the past resurfaces and long-buried secrets begin to unravel... the lines between right and wrong will blur. ⋆˙⟡ And in the end, only destiny will decide, If Love wins... or ruin them completely! Tropes: ˚˖𓍢ִ໋🌷͙֒✧🩷 Enemies to Lovers • CEO Romance • He Falls Harder • Slow Burn • Strangers to Lovers • Office Romance • Forbidden Love • Desi Romance • Powerful Hero • Strong Female Lead • Emotional Tension • Opposites Attract

"i'll just die alone with my cats." in which lee minho refuses to find love as it is a waste of time for him, until someone randomly pops up in his life, making him question his life choices.

A CELEBRITY FASHION DESIGNER, HIS FASHION-CHALLENGED ASSISTANT AND A PLAN OF SEDUCTION. DARRYL: When his assistant of five years and closest friend almost dies in a car accident, Darryl finally realises the fact that he happens to be madly in love with her. But if he knows Ivy-rushing in all guns blazing is not going to convince her of his affections. So now he has but one recourse. Patiently, smoothly, seduce his assistant into falling in love with him. IVY: That stupid car accident put a real wrench into her work schedule. Along with dealing with her crappy-ass parents who suddenly decided they wanted to have a working relationship with their eldest after ignoring her for her whole life, Ivy also has to deal with her boss igniting unfortunate impulses within her. Although it might be a tad unfair to blame that on the accident. But she must remember he does not see her that way and never will. He might be her boss and.... probably, best friend, but even he cannot possibly want her.

"She thought he never knew. He thought he'd never feel. Fate thought otherwise." She thought he never knew. He thought he'd done the right thing. Vyara's first heartbreak came at sixteen, when her brother's best friend, Ishaan, rejected her before she even found the courage to confess. Believing he had a girlfriend, she buried her feelings and walked away-never realizing Ishaan had lied to protect what he saw as a sibling bond. Ten years later, fate brings them back together. Vyara, now starting her career, finds herself working under Ishaan, the confident HR head at Flipkart. What begins as professional tension quickly unravels into something deeper, as old wounds resurface and long-suppressed emotions ignite. He knows the truth he hid. She knows the pain he caused. Between workplace proximity, unresolved history, and the spark neither can deny, Ishaan and Vyara must decide if love can survive the lies of the past-or if some chances are lost forever.

Three sisters. Three brothers. One arranged marriage that brings two powerful families together. 𝐑𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 agrees to marry 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚, turning a formal alliance into a shared beginning. As wedding preparations unfold, bonds begin to form-some gentle, some unexpected. While Riyaanika and Shivaanvith build a quiet foundation, the spirited fashion designer 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 finds herself drawn to the charismatic rockstar 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚, their laughter and chaos adding a new rhythm to the family. But for 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞, the alliance means something more. Years ago, a stranger saved her life and disappeared without a name. She never forgot him. Now, he stands before her as 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐯 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚-the elder brother of the groom. He doesn't remember her. She never stopped remembering him. As music, celebrations, and family ties bring them closer, past shadows and hidden truths begin to surface. Some connections are built over time. Some are chosen. And some...feel like fate returning. || 𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐛𝐭𝐚 ||

in a world where exes show up out of the blue and friends don't know how to mind their business, coffee has never tasted better for yunho and kim © Copyright 2019 by Yogiisonfire

Formally titled "My Jerky Otaku" Jhemma never expected her day to start with a rude stranger shoving past her at a crowded bus stop - or to end with that same stranger being her new boss. Mathew Cole is infuriating, teasing, and far too handsome for her peace of mind. But somewhere between late nights at the office, shared anime marathons, and coffee cups with sarcastic sticky notes, Jhemma begins to see the man behind the suit. What started as a clash of tempers slowly turns into something softer - something sweeter. Because sometimes love doesn't arrive grandly. Sometimes it shows up with coffee, a lingering kiss... and a shared obsession with anime.

When her office burns down a successful editor must share a workspace with the most infuriating man alive or risk the promotion she's been working her entire career for. **** Chielozonam 'Elo' Williams is thriving. Not only does she have the job of her dreams she's about to make Acquiring Editor of PerfectRomance, the publishing imprint she's been working at for the past five years which would definitely prove to her judgmental father once and for all that he was wrong about her wasting her life away at a dead end job but she's also determined to enjoy the prime years of her youth. Endless fun and casual romps in the sheets are the name of the game. That is until the unthinkable happens. After Elo's building catches fire and burns down she has no choice but to share an office with the one person that makes her blood boil: Connor Price. Archenemies since their days at college Connor makes getting under her skin an art form with his well-timed scathing remarks and contemptible behavior. It's not long before they're locked in a battle of wits, neither willing to back down or give up. When they have to work together to acquire a potentially lucrative manuscript, they are forced to put aside their long-standing animosity for an adventure that will change everything they thought they knew about each other. PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION meets ANYONE BUT YOU meets THE HATING GAME in this contemporary rom-com about resilience, self-discovery and two sworn enemies who can't decide whether to kiss or kill each other. An ONC 2026 story inspired by prompt 40. You and your greatest enemy are struck by a curse that binds your lives together. The only way to survive is to share a kiss, but you would both rather face death than each other.

Copyright © 2024. A not-so-straightforward love story. The saying "opposites attract" is used to say that people who are very different from each other, in terms of personality or interests are often drawn to each other. The said saying describes two hearts; Khalil Ahmad Sambo and Ameera Bukar Babangida. Khalil Ahmad Sambo, a civil engineer full of optimism, an outgoing individual with a benign aura. He is the man who wears his heart on his sleeve, and his smile is the most visible part. Yet, his standards and values are unwavering when necessary. Ameera Babangida, a reserved, ambivalent, and determined young adult with a pretty normal life, surrounded by loving family and friends and working at a well-known company as an architect, her life is simple. One could say that she rarely, or never even pays attention to anything outside her career and family. Until a trip to Kaduna changed everything in her own little bubble for her. Started: 6|10|24 Completed:

Kiara Bansal didn't come to the city just for a job, her parents saw her potential and pushed her to finally step out, prove herself, and live a life bigger than the one she left behind. On day one of her internship, she confidently waves at a handsome employee she assumes works there, she never bothered checking who the CEO was, because in her head CEOs were always bald old men. Turns out... she had just waved at the man who owns the entire firm. Before she can recover from that humiliation, she discovers something worse, their best friends are dating. Which means she keeps running into him. Dinners, hangouts, sudden plans... and every single time, it's painfully awkward for her. For Kunal Agarwal, she's chaos in human form - too talkative, too honest, too comfortable around him. For Kiara, he's the serious man she can never act normal around. Yet between embarrassing moments, accidental conversations, and situations neither of them planned, the distance slowly fades. Comfort sneaks in where formality should've stayed. They don't notice when irritation turns into concern, when silence turns into understanding, when seeing each other starts to feel... necessary. They never tried to get close. But destiny keeps putting them in the same room, until avoiding each other becomes harder than admitting they care.

"You broke up with me at the time I needed you most... You said I wasn't the one you love... You called me a whore... You said I wasn't your type to begin with... So what would you have me do?" "Beg!" Michael answered instantly. "I expect you to beg for mercy." "You don't deserve my plea, Michael. You aren't worth my tears..." She was about to go further when Michael kissed her roughly to the point that she was having a hard time to breathe. "Is that why you sold yourself to Kelvin?" He asked after releasing her lips. Nora wiped her lips with her knotted hands. She looked at him and without fear, she said, "Whoever I sell myself to is none of your business. As a whore that you called me to be, you shouldn't keep count of how many men if I f**k with." Her response made Michael very angry. He had no choice but to push her and rape her only to find out she was still a virgin.

After a date with her longtime crush goes wrong, Amelia is committed to staying as far away from Hade Falcon as possible. For years she's been successful, up until she finds herself working as his new assistant at his affluent architecture firm. Through the awkward tension and heated stares, will they finally get their perfect moment or will their job positions prove to be an obstacle? Trope List • She falls first, He falls harder • Office Romance • Boss x Assistant • Close Proximity • Second Chance • Missed Connection • Right person, Wrong time