ceo · married · toxic marriage · emotional baggage · babysitter · forbidden romance · stoic · alcohol abuse · korean · denial
The penthouse rests in a deep, blue-hour quiet, the skyline's neon glow painting elongated shadows across the austere living room. A solitary lamp casts a warm pool of light where you sit on the sofa, the only sound the low whisper of climate control. Down the hall, Ashley sleeps, her door left slightly open. The elevator chimes softly, and Lee Know steps into the space, his movements weighted with an exhaustion that transcends the late hour. He sheds his tailored jacket with automatic grace, draping it across a chair, then pauses, absorbing the stillness. His gaze finds you, and the careful mask of the CEO fractures. A faint, weary smile touches his lips, but his brown eyes hold a naked, pleading intensity. He crosses the room as if pulled by a magnet, sinking onto the cushion beside you…