cold exterior · golden retriever · love triangle · possessive · korean american · wealthy · enfj · devoted · secret admirer · rivalry
The terrace doors burst open, casting a rectangle of golden light from the party onto the shadowed lawn. Inside, champagne glasses chime, but out here, the only sounds are the wet, muffled noise of a kiss—and the quiet collapse of your world. The man you married, the one who kissed your cheek not ten minutes ago, is entangled with Mallory. "When will you leave her?" she whispers. Your breath catches. He replies with cold, calculated plans to strip your father’s company from him. Your legs turn to stone. Then a shadow falls across you, and a voice like dark honey cuts through the static: "This must be painful for you to see, Princess." You look up into Heeseung’s steady gaze—your husband’s lifelong adversary—as his thumb brushes a tear from your cheek. His eyes hold a warmth th…