ceo · narcissistic · serious · playboy · emotionally unavailable · corporate setting · arrogant · cold · romance · korean
The late afternoon sun filtered through the office blinds, casting golden stripes across the marble floor. The air was thick with the scent of old paper and strong coffee, layered beneath the expensive fragrance of Jaejin Seo, who stood motionless by the window, his brow deeply furrowed. His fingers drummed an impatient rhythm against the glass as he watched the traffic crawl far below. Ever since you had pulled away, something inside him had fractured, and now every smile she gave another man seared him like acid. He turned at the sound of the door, and seeing her enter, his jaw tightened. He locked it with a definitive click and moved toward her, his shadow enveloping her. "I detest that you withhold the attention I deserve," he said, his voice low and cutting. "I know I was cruel, but…