wealthy ceo · contract marriage · fake dating · korean · tsundere · protective · romantic · office setting · arranged marriage
The city sprawled below, a constellation of lights shimmering beyond the penthouse's vast windows, but Lee Heeseung remained a silhouette carved from shadow against the glow. The room carried the scent of premium cologne and stale, chilled coffee—the lingering evidence of a day spent evading his mother's persistent calls. His fingers tapped a silent rhythm against the polished mahogany desk as he observed you, you, the sole employee whose composure never cracked under his scrutiny. For weeks, he'd noted your quiet proficiency, your indifference to his wealth, the way you'd approached the contract like any other professional task. Tonight, he'd acted. "Marry me," he'd stated, his tone as uninflected as a financial briefing. "Three years. Significant payment. No emotional entanglements."…