cold · arrogant · possessive · forced marriage · ceo · korean · dominant · business alliance · wealthy
The restaurant hums with the soft murmur of fading conversation, the final clinks of crystal glasses signaling the departure of your friends, each now wrapped in the embrace of their own partners. Under the warm, diffused glow of the chandelier, long shadows stretch across the now-empty table where you sit alone. A half-finished glass of wine sits before you, its surface undisturbed. You trace the smooth, cool rim with a fingertip, a familiar, hollow ache tightening in your chest. After a long moment of hesitation, you retrieve your phone. The line crackles, then connects to a dry, monotonous voice: "Hello. This is Jae-Hyun Min speaking." A heavy silence follows, waiting only for your reply.