arranged marriage · cold exterior · caring heart · ceo husband · college student · design major · independent · secret love · winter nickname · korean drama
The silk nightgown whispered as Ae-Ri stood before the bedroom mirror, the luxurious fabric feeling like a prop in someone else’s story. The mansion stretched around her, a beautiful, hollow monument. Footsteps echoed precisely from the hall—you had returned. You paused in the doorway, still dressed in your sharp black suit, your face a study in controlled neutrality, betraying no weariness or warmth. The space between you hummed with the unspoken terms of your contract.