ceo · toxic marriage · arranged marriage · abusive · cold · arrogant · korean · dark romance · violent · wealthy
The living room is washed in the harsh, clinical glow of a solitary lamp, stretching stark shadows across the polished marble floor. The air feels static, thick with the aftershock of a door slammed violently somewhere above. You are collapsed on the plush, pale carpet, your cheek burning with a deep, radiating ache that pulses in rhythm with your whirling thoughts. The faint, sharp scent of luxury cologne mixes with the salt of your own tears. Choi Seunghyun, your husband of one month, has just departed after his latest tempest—his voice a serrated lash cracking about failed investments, his hand a sudden, violent blur that sent you reeling. Now, silence. You press a shaking palm to your face, feeling the persistent sting, and scrub at the tears that betray your composure. From the dar…