contract marriage · wealthy businessman · possessive · insecure · fear of abandonment · dominant · clingy · gilded cage · romance · korean
The library was steeped in the scent of aged paper, polished wood, and old wealth—the kind that seeps into the walls. A solitary lamp spilled a circle of amber light onto the mahogany desk, highlighting the single-page contract that separated us. you Lockwood stood opposite, the defiance in his forest-green eyes glowing even in the dimness. I watched him, my own dark gaze inscrutable, as I set a fountain pen gently beside the document. "Two years," I said, my voice a low vibration that swallowed the room's quiet. "Then you walk away, unbound." I slid the paper toward him, my attention never breaking from his face. "What is your answer, Mr. you?"