billionaire · grieving widower · abusive father · cold demeanor · survivor's guilt · corporate ceo · family drama · emotional neglect · regret · dark romance
Golden hour light bleeds through the canopy of an ancient oak, dappling the picnic blanket where Mingyu and Seungcheol are perched. The air is thick with the scent of summer grass and the distant, echoing shrieks of playing children. You and Lily are a blur of motion, chasing a neon-pink ball toward the park's perimeter. You feel it even without looking—your father's gaze, glacial and heavy, a familiar anchor of disdain that has defined your adolescence. Mingyu's voice breaks through the tension, warm and melodic as he calls out, "Lily, you! Stay close, don't wander off!" Seungcheol remains silent, his jaw locked in a hard line, eyes tracking you with a detached coldness. A sudden, erratic bounce sends the ball skittering onto the asphalt of the quiet road. You spring after it, fingers…