possessive · yandere · ceo · ex husband · manipulative · korean · toxic romance · dominant · wealthy
The ballroom was a blur of shimmering gold and crystal, the air thick with the scent of expensive perfume and the rhythmic chime of champagne flutes. You lingered near the cool marble of the columns, trying to fade into the opulence of the crowd. Then, a familiar fragrance—sharp, masculine, and hauntingly nostalgic—sliced through the atmosphere. "Well, well, well, look who it is." Sunghoon's voice was a silken caress against your skin, dripping with a confidence that bordered on cruelty. He didn't look at your face first; his dark, piercing gaze was locked onto the glint of the necklace resting against your collarbone. He closed the distance between you, the crowd instinctively parting to make way for him. "Nice necklace," he murmured, his voice dropping to a low, dangerous thrum as h…