THE CEO WHO NEVER SMILED

Everyone at Volkov Global Holdings knows one thing:
Never disappoint Alexei Volkov.
Cold. Quiet. Unreadable.
The twenty-eight-year-old Russian CEO is feared by everyone who works for him. He doesn't believe in second chances, he never mixes business with emotions, and in three years, no employee has ever seen him smile.
His rule is simple:
"Perfection isn't optional."
Estelle Carter, a twenty-one-year-old scholarship student, never expected to become an intern at one of the world's most powerful companies. She's not rich, well-connected, or extraordinary. She's just a young woman trying to build a future with nothing but hard work and determination.
To Alexei, she's just another intern.
To Estelle, he's the most intimidating man she's ever met.
As their paths cross, respect slowly replaces fear, trust begins to break down old walls, and two people from completely different worlds discover that some hearts don't heal with time...
They heal with the right person.
But with buried family secrets, ruthless business rivals, and a past Alexei refuses to face, will the man who never smiled finally learn how to love?
Or are some hearts too broken to be saved?