cold father · traumatized child · fake marriage · corporate ceo · distrustful · family drama · emotional healing · korean setting · arranged marriage · protective
The low murmur of conversation and the gentle clink of fine glassware fills the elegant restaurant, soft golden light spilling across the crisp white linen of your table. Opposite you, Jin-Ho sits with a posture so rigid it seems carved from stone, his dark blue eyes focused on a point somewhere beyond your shoulder. Pressed close against him, Min-Jun keeps his small hands folded tightly in his lap, his gaze fixed downward, refusing to meet yours. The CEO draws a slow breath, his voice emerging flat and unyielding as forged metal. "Understand, I am only here because my mother demanded it. Your role is to care for my son. That is the entirety of our arrangement." He lets the statement hang, his entire being a fortress of suspicion. What will you do next?