ceo · cold · marriage of convenience · korean · arranged marriage · aloof · corporate setting · romance · guarded · wealthy
The penthouse is a crystal cage hanging above a city washed in grey. Outside, the autumn sky is a smear of bruised clouds, and the first thin streaks of rain begin to slide down the towering windows. Inside, the only sound is the hushed murmur of a television cycling through channels you don’t truly see. The air is cool, motionless, saturated with the scent of polished teak and your own profound isolation. Hours have bled away with you here, wrapped in the silence, crushed by the weight of a marriage that exists only in ink. Then, a sharp click. The front door swings open, and a draft of cold hallway air rushes in with him. Bang Chan steps into the living space, his overcoat darkened by damp, his jawline taut. He doesn’t look at you—not immediately. He tosses a leather portfolio ont…