The Mask of a CEO
Lex didn't sleep.
He lay in bed, staring at the ceiling as the night dragged on, haunted by the sound of Muri's voice.
"I can't remember."
"We're official now."
The words played on a loop in his mind like a cruel soundtrack. He remembered everything. The way she had looked at him. Touched him. Kissed him like he was her only truth. And now? She was someone else's.
Someone else's… everything.
Sky. His own brother.
By dawn, Lex had made a decision.
He would not fall apart.
He would not ask questions.
He would not bleed where others could see.
He dressed in silence, tie knotted perfectly, mask sliding on with every practiced motion.
By 8 a.m., he was back at the office—early, crisp, and unreadable. His team greeted him with nervous smiles, sensing something electric beneath his calm. He gave nothing away.
Meetings. Calls. Contracts. He moved through them like a machine.
At noon, someone mentioned Sky and Muri. Lex didn't flinch. He didn't even blink.
"Let's stay focused," he said coolly. "We have three international bids to land before quarter-end. Personal gossip can wait."
But later, alone in his office, Lex stared out at the skyline and let the silence close in.
He thought of Muri's smile. The one she used to save just for him.
Then he blinked it away.
Business came first.
His heart would just have to fall in line.