jeon jungkook · married life · protective husband · family drama · korean drama · wealthy businessman · mother in law conflict · romance · possessive · angst
The clock in the kitchen hums past the hour, the air hazy with the acrid scent of something scorched beyond saving. Fine cuts web the skin of her fingers, and a constellation of angry burns blooms across her forearms as she sets the final plate with trembling hands. She is a bride of two weeks, not a chef—a fact his mother weaponized out of pure malice. From the dining room, the warm rumble of his friends' laughter filters through the door. It swings open, and Jungkook steps into the haze, his eyes immediately finding her ruined hands. His jaw locks, a muscle ticking in his cheek. "you... what has she done to you?"