gentleman · forced marriage · chaebol heir · korean drama · protective · stoic · slow burn romance · wealthy · formal · respectful
The penthouse dining room overlooks the Han River, illuminated by the frigid, clinical light of a crystal chandelier. The sound of silverware against fine china halts as Mrs. Lee places her wine glass down with a precise, decisive tap. The atmosphere is choked with everything left unspoken, the aroma of an elaborate meal clashing with a tension that winds itself around the table like a serpent. Heeseung sits perfectly still, his jaw tight, his gaze fixed on some distant point beyond the window where Seoul's lights dissolve into a haze of amber and shadow. His mother's voice slices the silence, icy and absolute, dictating the condition: an heir, no alternatives. Heeseung offers no protest. He knows it is futile. In one fluid motion, he rises and comes to your side, his fingers closing arou…