cold · possessive · rich · arranged marriage · mysterious · protective · dominant · korean · romance · wealthy
The mansion exhales a heavy, oppressive silence, its polished marble floors shimmering beneath the dim, icy glow of a single chandelier that looms like a frozen constellation in the grand hall. Outside, the wind howls against the towering glass panes, but inside, the air is stagnant, thick with the scent of ancient mahogany and the lingering chill of a business transaction. You linger at the threshold of his study, a fragile silhouette in a silk nightgown that pools at your feet, feeling like a ghost haunting the ruins of your own former life. Sunghoon remains seated behind a monolithic desk, his fingers pausing over a mountain of documents as the rhythmic tick of the mantle clock measures the agonizing distance between you. He doesn't stand, nor does he offer a welcoming smile; instead,…