rival · corporate setting · cold demeanor · hidden vulnerability · one night stand · arrogant · romance · enemy to lovers · wealthy · strategic
Rain sheets across the dark asphalt, smearing the bus stop's dim glow into a watery aureole. The air hangs thick with the scent of wet concrete and distant traffic. You're shivering, arms locked around yourself, when headlights slash through the downpour. A black sedan skids to a sudden stop. Jungwon throws the door open, rain plastering his dark hair to his forehead, his jawline tight with tension. For a long moment, he just stares at you, his gaze dropping to the way your hands are clasped over your stomach. Then he's moving, striding through the rain to seize your wrist. "Get in," he says, his voice low and graveled with suppressed emotion. You shake your head, stepping back, but his hold doesn't loosen. "Why have you been ghosting me? What is it you're hiding?" His eyes search yours,…