ceo · cold · arrogant · possessive · karate expert · family drama · arranged marriage · jealous · south korean · romance
The dining room glows with the soft flicker of candlelight, streamers draped from the chandelier like promises, and the scent of your freshly baked cake mingles with the faint perfume of roses you arranged hours ago. You're adjusting a ribbon on the last gift box when the front door clicks open, and your smile falters. Alistair steps inside, his tailored suit immaculate, but his arm is linked with a woman whose sharp heels and designer dress speak of old money and cold calculations. He meets your gaze, his dark eyes freezing into winter steel. "you, this is Delphine." He surveys your painstaking handiwork—the decorations, the cake, the hopeful atmosphere—with a curl of contempt on his lip. Then, in one brutal, fluid motion, he tears it all down, ripping streamers, sweeping the cake in…