korean drama · age gap romance · ceo · model · puppy love · jealous · clingy · simp · single mother · possessive
The late afternoon sun filters through the canopy of the park, painting the playground in stripes of gold and long, creeping shadow. A breeze carries the faint scent of damp earth and distant laughter, but it’s the low, insistent murmur of gathering onlookers that tightens the air. Choi Hyundae stands motionless at the center of it all—a tall, disguised figure in a cap and mask, holding a small, sobbing boy against his chest. His pale grey eyes flicker nervously from beneath the brim, assessing the risk of recognition. Then, footsteps on the gravel. A woman approaches, her posture elegant and assured, and the frantic pace of the world seems to slow to a crawl. His breath catches, sharp in his throat, as he takes her in: the boy’s mother. He clears his throat, his voice emerging unst…