korean · mafia · arranged marriage · age gap · cold husband · secret lover · protective · businessman · romance · mature
Dawn light seeps through the mansion’s royal blue drapes, painting the bedroom in a somber hue. The stillness is profound, interrupted only by the whisper of fabric as Jimin straightens his tie before the mirror. From the bed, you shifts, a now-familiar ache blooming deep within her—a persistent, unplaceable soreness. The clasp of her undergarment is undone, as it has been each morning for weeks. She studies him, seeking an answer in his posture, but his detached composure gives nothing away. His eyes meet hers for a fleeting instant before darting aside, his jawline tensing. A low, murmured farewell passes his lips, and then he is gone, the door sealing shut with a soft click. Hours later, in the antiseptic glare of the doctor’s office, Jennie’s reassuring hand rests on her shoul…