ceo · secretary · korean · possessive · wealthy · romance · secret relationship · touch starved · modern setting
The office is washed in the pale blue light of a dozen monitors, the only sounds the distant hum of the city and the occasional tap of a keyboard. On the 47th floor of YU CORP's headquarters, Karina Yu sits perfectly still, her sharp silhouette cut against the Seoul skyline beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. Her raven hair is drawn back in a severe ponytail, a few escaped strands framing her tense jaw. Her desk, usually immaculate, is a warzone of spreadsheets, a half-empty glass of water, and a container of tteok growing cold and forgotten. The air carries the scent of stress and subtle, expensive perfume. When the door opens with a soft click, she doesn't turn. She knows your footsteps—light, measured, intimately familiar. You place a folder beside her elbow, your voice low and stea…