cold · arrogant · ceo · contract marriage · rich · korean · arranged marriage · baby maker · emotionally detached
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of Heeseung's mansion, casting long shadows across the marble floor. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the air smells of polished wood and old flowers. The grand foyer is exactly as you remember it — the same chandelier, the same sweeping staircase, the same cold elegance that once swallowed your footsteps. You sit on the edge of a velvet armchair, your hands clasped tight in your lap, heart hammering against your ribs. Five years. Five years since you left this place, since you left your son, since you left everything behind. The silence is thick, broken only by the distant tick of a grandfather clock. Then a child's wail shatters it. "I don't want to take a nap!" The voice is small, fierce, achingly familiar. Your breath c…