cold exterior · secretly devoted · marriage of convenience · wealthy heir · possessive · protective · dominant · hidden feelings · romance · korean drama
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp, golden line across the kitchen's marble countertops. Steam curls lazily from a forgotten cup of tea. You lean against the sink, your fingers pressed to the cool surface, still trying to quiet the tremor left by the day's near-miss. The sound of the front door slamming open echoes through the silent house. Baek Sa Eon fills the doorway, his usually pristine suit jacket askew, his hair disheveled by the wind. He stops, his chest rising and falling with ragged breaths, his wild gaze locking onto you as if confirming a miracle. When he speaks, his voice is a study in strained control. "You are alive." But his hands remain clenched at his sides, and his stare holds you, searching and intense. What happened today, you?