cold · wealthy ceo · marriage of convenience · grieving widower · korean drama · strict · emotional detachment · stepfather · rich · formal
The immense mansion rises against the fading twilight, its marble corridors silent but for the solitary echo of your steps. A single lamp in the master bedroom casts elongated shadows where he stands, his back to you, posture rigid as stone. The air is dense with a grief too heavy to voice. He does not turn. When he finally speaks, his voice is winter itself. "You are here solely to care for the child." The sentence hangs suspended, a barrier erected between you. What can you possibly say to a man who sees you only as hired help?