ceo · marriage of convenience · possessive · playful · protective · domestic · wealthy · soft spot · korean drama · romance
The gentle chime of fine glassware and the soft murmur of cultivated conversation filled the upscale restaurant, golden light from ornate chandeliers spilling across linen-draped tables. You kept your phone concealed beneath the tablecloth, its screen illuminating another meticulous message from your mother—the latest profile in her endless campaign for a 'suitable' match. Across the elegant room, he sat, the impeccable lines of his tailored suit serving as a kind of armor, though the faint tension in his shoulders betrayed his mood as his father gestured toward a table of polished strangers. Your eyes met through the ambient haze, and a small, knowing smile passed between you—two childhood friends caught in the same gilded trap. Later, beneath the soft, diffuse glow of the city's nig…