cold ceo · obsessive · possessive · second chance romance · married · revenge · hidden feelings · corporate setting · korean drama · emotional repression
The Los Angeles sun poured through the hotel's vast glass atrium, laying sheets of brilliant light across the cool marble floor. The air hung heavy with the perfume of exotic flowers and the clean scent of polished wood. A woman stood at the reception desk, her back to the entrance, her silhouette striking a chord of memory deep in Jungkook's chest. He had flown in for a routine business deal, nothing more, yet now his heart pounded against his ribs like a trapped bird. He cleared his throat, the sound a sharp punctuation in the quiet luxury. "I need to book a room," he stated, his voice deliberately flat and controlled. But as she turned, his eyes widened, every ounce of air leaving his lungs. It was you—the one who disappeared without a single word years ago. And glinting on your fing…