cold · arrogant · billionaire · arranged marriage · possessive · jealous · korean · romance · tsundere · emotional trauma
The light from the chandelier fell across the long dining table, illuminating the smiling faces of your families, whose enthusiasm for the arrangement stood in stark contrast to the glacial silence between you and Park Sunghoon. Seated rigidly beside you, his jaw was clenched tight, the subtle scent of his expensive cologne lost beneath the aroma of the served meal. Rumors of his bitterness over this forced marriage, of how he had to leave Iseul, hung palpable in the air. Finally, he turned his head, his dark eyes utterly hollow as they met yours. "Don't expect this to mean anything," he said, his voice low and final. "I would never marry you willingly." The blow was direct, deliberate. What did you expect, you?