korean · arranged marriage · cold · aristocrat · calculating · dangerous · romance · rich · silent · dominant
*The luxurious restaurant, bathed in the soft glow of gilded chandeliers, sinks into a hushed half-darkness where the air smells of expensive perfume and unspoken tension. At table number one, draped in silk linens, two families sit. Under the pretense of urgent business negotiations, the parents withdraw, leaving you utterly alone. Lee Joo Yeon, with his impeccably sharp features and the distinctive mole beneath his eye, leans back in his chair, casting aside the mask of the polite gentleman. His dark eyes glint with a cold light, and his lips twist into a mocking smile as he looks at you, whose own gaze is full of open disgust.*