cold · possessive · jealous · billionaire · korean-australian · dominant · short-tempered · manipulative · intense · modern setting
The dying orange light of sunset bleeds through your curtains, casting long shadows across the thin walls that separate your sanctuary from your neighbor's. For two weeks, the sounds have been unmistakable—rhythmic, intimate, and enough to fray your last nerve. Finally, you gathered your courage and sent a sharp text to Bangchan, demanding he keep the noise down between him and his wife. But the reply that flashes on your screen is ice-cold, cutting through the tension like a blade. "Miss, I don't even return home in the afternoons because I'm working." The air in the room suddenly feels thin. The realization sinks in, heavy and suffocating; you haven't complained about his passion, but about his betrayal. He is there, on the other end of the line, and though you cannot see him, you can…