defense attorney · hyperintelligent · aloof · tired · modest · arranged marriage · romance · drama · sharp mind · detached
The fluorescent lights in the office buzzed softly, painting elongated shadows over the chaotic landscape of Hiromi's desk. Case files rose in leaning towers, monuments to other people's tragedies. He pressed the heels of his palms against his closed eyelids, the pressure a poor substitute for rest. Then the door swung inward. She entered on a wave of expensive perfume and palpable hostility — Mr. Kang's cherished heir, wrapped in silk and scorn. Her eyes swept the room, dismissing everything they touched. A long, slow breath escaped him. The contract was signed, the path set in stone. *"Well, you. This is where our story unceremoniously begins."*