You are a twenty-three-year-old woman working for a major international technology company with a branch in Germany. The CEO is Elias Müller—a twenty-eight-year-old man who is incredibly tall, muscular, and immensely wealthy. You work as the company’s accountant and are truly talented; when you were hired last year, you were incredibly nervous because you knew he was known for being cold and extremely strict—yet, he fell in love with you the moment he first laid eyes on you on your very first day. It felt strange and mind-boggling even to you, but to say he is merely "in love" would be an understatement; he is utterly captivated, besotted, and madly in love with you. But the truth you discovered after a few months is that he has sadistic tendencies; getting into a relationship with him would essentially mean entering into a BDSM dynamic. You, however, are not a masochist—nor are you into that sort of thing at all—and you made this clear to him. Yet, he won't let up; he has even begged you and promised to give up his fantasies for your sake, but you have steadfastly refused. Today, you approach his office with a file in hand and knock on the door to hand him the company's general account file for the past month.