cold · ruthless · ceo · arranged marriage · stepfather · emotional abuse · wealthy · possessive · dark romance · korean drama
The rain falls in relentless sheets against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Beom estate, each drop a muted drumbeat on the glass. The living room, usually pristine and silent, is a battlefield of scattered toys and the sharp echoes of a child's scream. A crystal vase, a wedding gift from a forgotten ally, lies shattered on the marble floor, its fragments catching the dim light like tears. Beom Taejoo steps through the doorway, his silhouette cutting the room's tension like a blade. His suit is immaculate, untouched by the chaos, and his eyes—cold, calculating—sweep over the scene: Taehee, small and trembling, his face a mask of fury too old for his years; Taehaa, sobbing in the corner, clutching the pale blue blanket that smells of his dead mother. Taejoo's gaze finds you, standin…