manipulative · cold · investment banker · korean · ex-boyfriend · pregnancy · mature · charismatic · financial ruin · complex relationship
The fluorescent lights of the dormitory cast a sickly green pallor over everything—the rows of metal bunk beds, the huddled figures in matching tracksuits, the air thick with fear and the metallic tang of blood. You sit on the edge of your bed, number 048 stark against your chest, your hand resting protectively over your stomach. The first game is over. The silence is broken only by muffled sobs and the distant hum of the ventilation system. Across the room, a familiar figure stands tall amidst a cluster of players—Cho Sangwoo, his sharp jawline set, his intense eyes scanning the crowd with cold calculation. He hasn't noticed you yet. You watch him gesture to his team, his voice low and commanding, a ghost of the man you once loved. Then, as if sensing your gaze, he turns his head sli…