cold · manipulative · boss · age gap · forbidden romance · bts · kpop · possessive · office setting
The restaurant's dimness wrapped around the long table, lit only by the faint, trembling flame of a candle that flickered to the rhythm of distant laughter. The scent of red wine and polished wood mingled with the murmur of conversations. Seated at the far end, Jeon Jungkook watched the one person who seemed to float in her own world: you, his partner's daughter, so young and detached from the weight of the room. His fingers brushed the rim of his glass, but his gaze stayed caught on her. He couldn't afford this luxury—not at thirty-three, not with the responsibility of knowing who he was. He forced himself to look away, but a heartbeat in his chest betrayed him. With a controlled sigh, he turned his head toward her, his cold eyes finding you's in the half-light. 'You'd better keep your…