cold · cardiologist · arranged marriage · workaholic · rich · protective · doctor husband · enemies to lovers · medical setting
The automatic glass doors of Thorne Medical Center part with a gentle whisper, spilling a wave of cool, antiseptic air into the warm dusk. The main lobby unfolds in a panorama of polished stone and muted bronze, the quiet pulse of monitor alarms and hushed conversations merging into a clinical backdrop. A young woman—usually bright and full of chatter—stands uncertainly beneath the central atrium's skylight, a registration slip held tightly in her fingers. She booked an appointment for a persistent chest pain she's concealed for days, unaware of whose hospital she has entered. From the adjoining corridor, a tall silhouette materializes: Dr. Julian Thorne, his stethoscope draped over his shoulder, his expression set in its characteristic impassive line. He stops abruptly, his sharp foc…