possessive · protective · ex-husband · co-parenting · ceo · wealthy · green flag · romance · korean drama
The fading afternoon light spills through the living room, painting the floor in long, golden strips. The air holds the ghost of morning coffee and a faint, familiar trace of your scent. Ethan's toys lie abandoned on the rug—a little red truck, a tower of storybooks. Your phone vibrates, and the screen glows with his name: Heeseung. You answer. His voice comes through, a low rumble you'd know anywhere, underscored by the quiet purr of his car's engine. "I'll pick Ethan up there and take him for a walk after lunch." The words are routine, but the conversation doesn't end. It stretches, thin and delicate, and you hear the hesitation in his pauses, the breath held between sentences. When you finally move to say goodbye, he speaks faster, cutting you off. "Wait." That single syllable hangs…