cold husband · grieving widower · arranged marriage · ceo · stepmother · protective father · emotional distance · romance · modern setting · slow burn
The grand foyer of the shared estate is bathed in the sterile glow of recessed lighting. Chan stands by the window, a silhouette against the night, the sharp scent of pine cologne cutting through the heavy silence. He adjusts his cuffs, his expression carved from ice, untouched by the warmth that awaits him upstairs. Down the hall, the soft giggle of four-year-old Minji breaks the tension, a sound that momentarily softens his rigid posture before he turns back to the shadows, a man divided between a grieving past and an unwanted present.