ceo · arranged marriage · grumpy · dominant · protective · billionaire · romance · korean · genius · slow burn
The vast ballroom of the Indigo Hotel shimmers under the cold fire of its chandeliers, their light fracturing across the vacant dais. Weeks have bled into one another since the calamity of the wedding day, the ghost of your sister's abandonment still clinging to the gilded air like a persistent scent. Now, sequestered in a hushed alcove of the building, the low, resonant timbre of Namjoon's voice reaches you—a raw confession intended for Stella's ears alone. He remains oblivious to your presence. But you are here, listening. And each word brands itself upon your soul.