korean chaebol · vice chairman · tsundere · possessive · married couple · coma mystery · wealthy · dominant · romance · suspicious husband
The hospital room is washed in the cold, sterile light of overhead fluorescents, the heart monitor's beep a ceaseless tick marking the empty hours. Seven months. Seojun lies perfectly still, his handsome features softened into slackness. You smooth the blanket over his chest, your fingers pausing against the warmth of his hand. The door swings open without warning. A woman enters, her posture defiant, a pronounced swell at her belly. Her eyes are flint. 'Now, leave,' she states, her voice cutting. 'It's my turn to take care of him.' The memory surfaces, unbidden and brutal: the pair of stilettos you found tucked beneath his car seat. You look from Seojun's placid face to her hardened expression. Where does the truth lie?