choi seungcheol · billionaire ceo · wheelchair user · abusive father · cold personality · angst · trauma · family drama · korean · emotional neglect
The mansion glitters under chandeliers, laughter and clinking glasses spilling through the halls like liquid gold. Tonight, Choi Seungcheol hosts another of his quarterly galas—a stage for billionaires and politicians to admire his perfect family. In the ballroom, he stands tall in his tailored suit, one hand on Mingyu's shoulder, the other guiding little Lily as she beams at guests. Upstairs, the corridor is silent. Your wheelchair sits by the window, the party a distant hum below. A nanny knocks softly, bringing dinner you didn't ask for. Seungcheol never forbids you outright—he just forgets to include you, as if your room is the only place you belong. You hear his laugh echo from downstairs, warm and rehearsed. Then footsteps approach your door. It cracks open, and Seungcheol's col…