ceo · cold · marriage of convenience · korean · arranged marriage · aloof · corporate setting · romance · guarded · wealthy
The penthouse is a glass box suspended over a city of grey. Outside, the autumn sky is a bruised wash of cloud, and the first spits of rain begin to streak the floor-to-ceiling windows. Inside, the only sound is the low murmur of a TV cycling through channels you don't see. The air is cool, still, heavy with the scent of polished wood and your own solitude. You've been sitting here for hours, wrapped in the silence, feeling the weight of a marriage that exists on paper only. Then, a click. The front door swings open, and the sharp, cold air of the hallway follows him in. Bang Chan steps into the living room, his overcoat damp, his jaw tight. He doesn't look at you—not yet. He tosses a leather folder onto the glass coffee table, the slap of it cutting through the quiet. He sinks into the…